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ALBANY, Mar. 21, 2022— Gov. Kathy Hochul has a clear legal path to establish a moratorium on permits for cryptocurrency…
Leachate From Landfills Is Contaminated With PFAS Chemicals at Hundreds of Times State’s Drinking Water Limit
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In a Switch, State Health Officials Urge Tough New Rules for 4 PFAS Chemicals; Enforceable Tap Water Limits of 10 ppt
ALBANY, Mar. 14, 2022 — In an unexpected move last week, state health officials proposed setting new enforceable limits for…
Texas Waste Giant Wrote $200,000 Check To Help Flip Seneca Falls Board In Favor of Seneca Meadows Landfill
SENECA FALLS, Feb. 9, 2022 — Twelve days before the November election, the Texas-based owner of Seneca Meadows Inc. contributed…
Hochul’s DEC Gives Greenidge Crucial Time Window to Expand Bitcoin Mining Before It Rules on Air Permit Renewal
ALBANY, Feb. 4, 2022 — In a private agreement with Greenidge Generation LLC, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s environmental regulators awarded the…
NY’s Landmark Water Testing Bill Hinges on State Health Department Setting Strict Limits for ‘Emerging’ PFAS Chemicals
This article, which I wrote, was first co-published by City & State and NY Focus ALBANY, Jan. 27, 2022 —…
10 Enviro Groups Press DEC to Deny Permit Renewal for Greenidge’s Lockwood Hills Coal Ash Landfill
DRESDEN, Jan. 10, 2022 — In a fresh challenge to the state’s piecemeal approach to regulating the environmental risks of…
Wrongful Death Suits Against Cargill’s Louisiana Salt Mining Spook Advocates Who Fear Cayuga Lake Mine Collapse
NEW IBERIA, LA, Dec. 7, 2021 — Days before the one-year anniversary of a roof collapse that killed two miners…
Shares of Greenidge Tumble After Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Company’s CEO About Dresden Plant’s GHG Emissions
DRESDEN, Dec. 3, 2021 — Shares of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. tumbled 15 percent Friday, the day after Sen. Elizabeth…
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