Army Corps of Engineers assesses Fair Haven pier damage, plans repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed an initial damage assessment and is determining options for repairing the West Barrier Bar Pier in Fair Haven. A spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers' Buffalo district ... more
Manager of Cayuga Regional Digester says he quit after being ‘strong-armed’ to accept illicit waste
The former manager of the Cayuga Regional Digester, which was designed to generate electric power from reprocessed farm manure and food wastes, said he quit in January because he felt he was being “strong-armed” to process ... more
Assembly passes ‘incinerator bill’ after year of advocacy by local businesses, organizations
The Finger Lakes Community Preservation Act reached a milestone on Thursday. It passed a full-vote in State Assembly. That vote was viewed as the one thing that prevented the legislation from being signed into law ... more
DEC: Brush burning ban begins March 16th
A brush burning ban will be in effect beginning Saturday, March 16, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday. The prohibition, which expires May 14, is due to the high risk of wildfires during ... more
Geneva Foundry-area cleanup far from over
State environmental officials say cleanup of contaminated properties around the former Geneva Foundry could last another 3-4 years. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is eyeing 35 properties for cleanup this year in the area ... more
Radioactivity issues heat up again as Hakes Landfill seeks more space to import drilling waste
Three environmental groups representing hundreds of Steuben County residents are seeking to block proposals to rezone and expand the privately-owned Hakes Landfill five miles northwest of Corning, pending further radiological testing. The Town of Campbell ... more
Village of Fair Haven worried as break wall falls apart along Lake Ontario
"I stumbled on this damage, you know for the first time in the middle of February in the middle of winter when no one else is down here," said Kyle Medaugh. Medaugh has been capturing ... more
Geneva residents blast Casella over landfill odor
“There is too much trash and not enough accountability. This operation has run roughshod over this county for years.” Those were the words of Geneva resident Jim Hogan, one of several people who criticized Casella ... more
Supervisor calls for action against Ontario County Landfill
Geneva City Supervisor Lou Guard is calling for a change at the Ontario County Landfill, after a series of violations and local complaints due to ongoing odor issues. The supervisor wrote in a post to ... more
Experts weigh in on harmful algae at Owasco Lake Symposium in Auburn
More than a hundred people packed the seats at the Auburn Public Theater Saturday morning to hear from a variety of experts on harmful algal blooms in Owasco and the other Finger Lakes. Hosted by ... more
Helming calls on Trump nominees to take action on Lake Ontario water level
Senator Pam Helming announced that she was joined by Senator Robert Ortt and 10 of their fellow New York State legislators in calling for the U.S. Senate to confirm President Trump’s three U.S. nominees to ... more
Reps. Brindisi, Katko: IJC must act to prevent Lake Ontario flooding
A pair of central New York congressmen are urging the International Joint Commission to prevent flooding along Lake Ontario. U.S. Reps. Anthony Brindisi and John Katko co-authored a letter to Lana Pollack, U.S. section chair ... more
Senators Schumer, Gillibrand call on IJC to take action amid rising lake levels
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer are joining a list of lawmakers calling on the International Joint Commission to assess rising water levels on Lake Ontario and take action to prevent the risk of flooding ... more
Neighbors concerned about former Palmyra landfill
It doesn't look like much: A small gate on the side of snowy hill. “Underneath that snow and not very much composition of soil is a landfill," says Kevin Carrier, who lives just down the ... more
Despite latest violations, Ontario County Landfill management says they’re ‘trying’ to do the right thing
While acknowledging the latest violation of its permit to operate the Ontario County Landfill, the facility’s general manager said Casella Waste Systems “is trying to do the right thing.” “We work hard to build a ... more
Plenty of optimism at Deer Haven Park in Seneca County
After two-years of operation, Dennis Money, president of Seneca White Deer Inc. reminisces about Deer Haven Park, sharing exciting news for the potential future of the ever-popular non-profit. Although Deer Haven Park does not receive ... more
Helming calls incinerator proposal ‘misguided’; says bill to stop it will go before NY Senate
Senator Pam Helming announced that the Finger Lakes region’s fight to block a proposed garbage incinerator project from moving forward at the former Seneca Army Depot in the Town of Romulus remains active. Her bill ... more
Worries mount as Lake Ontario levels climb ever higher
Two years after historic flooding devastated the Lake Ontario shoreline, the lake level is unusually high and property owners are just now starting to fret about a repeat this spring. The water level in the ... more
Seneca Meadows, Ontario landfills to be approached by Auburn in two years
The city of Auburn landfill will be at capacity in about two years. When that time comes, the city plans to close and cap the 20-acre landfill and convert the site to a transfer station ... more
Local activists to attend DEC conferences on solid waste
Up to 11 local environmental activists plan to attend three of the 14 state Department of Environmental Conservation meetings on crafting an update to the DEC’s 2010 “Beyond Waste” statewide solid waste management plan. The ... more
Schumer to visit Seneca Falls to push Land and Water Conservation Fund
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer will visit Seneca Falls this afternoon calling for the passage of the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Schumer says the Land And Water Conservation Fund has provided ... more
