In his new Waterfront blog, Peter Mantius discusses Cargill Inc.’s, the current owner of Cayuga Lake Salt Mine, current attempt to sell the mine and exit the salt industry. For years, many environmental risks from the mine have been risen and ignored by New York state regulators. Following this recent news, local environmental advocates (including…
On Monday, August 14, a Montana judge ruled in favor of a group of youth climate activists who sued the state for lack of consideration for their wellbeing when signing off on fossil fuel projects. In Held v. the State of Montana, the court found that young people have a constitutional right to live in…
This Saturday, August 12 from 5 to 7 p.m., the Burmese Farmers of Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farmers will cook dinner to fund their projects and support the incubator farm. The event will include take-out dinner with vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. The meals will be cooked and sold at Henry St. John Building…
After the last Water Front blog about high rates of cancer in areas surrounding the Seneca Meadows landfill, the New York State Department of Health announced it would no longer be releasing cancer data by census tract. While they claimed this decision was made before the article was published, this news makes it much harder…
In his new Water Front blog post, journalist Peter Mantius dives into question of why lung cancer rates are so high in the area surrounding Seneca Meadows, New York’s largest landfill. Seneca Meadows holds garbage from all over New York, New England, and Canada, and the surrounding area had 50% more cases of lung cancer…
The state of New York denied Greenidge Generation Holding’s Dresden based bitcoin mine an air permit renewal this time last year- however, they still continue to operate as though they hold a permit. In his Water Front blog, Peter Mantius writes about this issue, as well as financial and safety concerns that have been brought…
On Wednesday, June 28, 2023 from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, Seneca Lake Guardian will host a “Shut Down Greenidge!” rally at the Geneva Visitors and Events Center to protest Greenidge Bitcoin Power Plant’s local activity. Greenidge was denied a Title V Air Permit a year ago, yet they still continue to operate near Seneca Lake. From…
Do you want to explore what it’s like to live in an ecological community? Join the Ithaca EcoVillage in their EVI Experience weekend on August 4-6, 2023. This weekend will feature tours, workshops, social events and more to give participants a taste of what it’s like to live in this award-winning EcoVillage. For more information…
On June 13, journalist Peter Mantius published another story on his blog Water Front regarding sewage sludge being used as fertilizer. A third Steuben County town, Bath, has stepped up and enacted a one-year waste moratorium to prevent sludge from being spread on their farmland. Citizens expressed their concerns of harm of humans and land…
A recent New York Times article presents a new and scary look at the problem of noise and the health problems it can cause, even in more rural or suburban areas. The article states that noise “…is a largely unrecognized health threat that is increasing the risk of hypertension, stroke and heart attacks worldwide, including for more than…
A great big thank you to Greenstar Food Co+Op for their generous donation to the Finger Lakes Climate Fund and Sustainable Finger Lakes as a part of the Partners for Change program! We would also like to extend a thank you to all the Co-op members for your climate caring and votes.
Investigative reporter Peter Mantius will be presenting a talk entitled “Taking on Polluters and the NYS DEC to Protect Our Communities, Land, Air and Water: What we can learn from three important environmental struggles in New York’s Finger Lakes” on June 6 at 6:30 pm. He will be speaking for the fourth Annual Meeting of…
In his new Water Front blog post, Peter Mantius tackles the issue of sewage sludge being used as fertilizer. It is very hard to understand how the DEC keeps pushing forward on sewage sludge spreading in the face of all the evidence on the toxicity of PFAS – to the point of the state of…