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Casella takes control of 2,789 acres in Thurston: Town Board weighs one-year moratorium on new landfills
A rural community in Steuben County is weighing a one-year local moratorium on permits for new landfills in response to news that Casella Waste Systems Inc. recently acquired or leased 2,789 acres of a local ... more
Three environmental groups sue Greenidge in federal court alleging ongoing violations of Clean Water Act
Three environmental groups filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday against Greenidge Generation LLC, alleging that its discharges into Keuka Lake Outlet and Seneca Lake violate the federal Clean Water Act. A federal lawsuit filed today ... more
Greenidge stock quadruples in 8 days: Will it be enough to help Dresden-based bitcoin miner survive liquidity crunch?
Shares of Greenidge Generation LLC have quadrupled over eight trading days this year, despite an ongoing liquidity crunch that has forced it to sell most of its Bitcoin mining rigs and warn of possible bankruptcy ... more
Hochul OKs last-minute amendments that weaken law aimed at protecting salt mines from foreign competition
Highway and sanitation officials have forced key last-minute amendments to a law originally crafted to help American Rock Salt Co. and Cargill Inc. protect their hold on hundreds of millions of dollars in state road ... more
Greenidge on brink of bankruptcy: Company pursues deal to sell most of its bitcoin mining machines
Greenidge Generation Holding Inc. warned this week that it may seek bankruptcy protection because it expects to run out of cash within two months, according to a Dec. 20 filing with the Securities and Exchange ... more
Cargill taking big risks to dig for salt under Cayuga Lake: What will be the cost?
If history is any guide, Cargill Inc.’s sprawling salt mine underneath Cayuga Lake is likely to flood, potentially dealing a heavy blow to the Finger Lakes. The nation’s largest private company runs the lightly-regulated, lightly-insured ... more
Greenidge receives delisting notice from NASDAQ as stock continues to fall
Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market for its Class A common stock due to failure to maintain a bid price of $1 per share for 30 consecutive trading ... more
NY regulators take ‘see-no-evil’ stance on evidence sewage sludge and effluent is contaminated with PFAS
New York regulators continue to shrug off mounting evidence that effluent and sewage sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants tend to be contaminated with toxic PFAS compounds. Dairy farmer Fred Stone of Arundel, Maine, watches ... more
Landfill tells environmental group to pull defamatory criticism from website; SLG says ‘no’
A Manhattan attorney representing Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill has demanded that Seneca Lake Guardian, a local non-profit environmental group, remove “false and defamatory statements” about SMI from its website. SLG founders Joseph Campbell and Yvonne ... more
New York’s cryptomining law spotlights industry’s massive energy use, greenhouse gas emissions
The state’s new cryptocurrency law won’t impede either of New York’s two fossil fuel-powered Bitcoin mining operations, but it is expected to shine a light on how severely the industry’s power usage undercuts the state’s ... more
Greenidge sounds new alarm about financial condition: Says it could run out of cash in March
Greenidge Generation LLC reported a net loss of $23.1 million for the three months ended Sept. 30 and sounded new warnings about its bleak financial condition in a regulatory filing late Monday. “We anticipate that ... more
Casella poised to spread sewage sludge over hundreds of acres in Steuben County
A unit of Casella Waste Systems Inc. has acquired or leased 2,789 acres from a Steuben County farming family that has spread sewage sludge on the properties for decades, a practice Casella plans to continue ... more
Republicans representing Finger Lakes region unite against popular environmental bond issue
Voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve the issuance of $4.2 billion in state bonds to finance flood-risk reduction, water infrastructure and other clean energy initiatives aimed at addressing the likely future impacts of ... more
DEC declined to provide updated air emissions data from Greenidge before public hearings on air permit
The DEC provided two emailed responses Tuesday to WaterFront’s Sept. 27 FOIL request for Greenidge Generation emissions data. The first message sent at 11:48 a.m. said: “We estimate that DEC will complete its process (of ... more
Farmland runoff, intense storms responsible for raising phosphorus loads that drive HABs in Seneca-Keuka watershed, report finds
A comprehensive plan to cut phosphorus pollution in the Seneca-Keuka Watershed won final state approval this week, providing a roadmap for protecting the two lakes from toxic algal blooms and flooding driven by climate change ... more
Leachate from Seneca Meadows blamed for ‘sewer gas’ stench incident in May; One firm asks: How dangerous was it?
On May 3, Seneca Falls town officials ordered the Seneca Meadows Inc. landfill to stop pumping its leachate into the town’s sewer system. During the previous week or more, several businesses near the landfill that ... more
Greenidge shares plummet after CEO Jeff Kirt abruptly resigns: What’s next?
Shares of Greenidge Generation LLC have plunged nearly 30 percent following the sudden resignation of its CEO late Friday, prompting shareholder message boards to light up with anger, frustration and talk of impending bankruptcy. After ... more
Greenidge CEO Jeff Kirt abruptly resigns as company reels: Canadian forestry exec will be successor
Jeffrey Kirt, Greenidge Generation Holdings LLC’s chief executive officer, abruptly resigned Friday from the Bitcoin mining company that has been reeling from financial losses, environmental controversy and a plummeting stock price. He was replaced Saturday ... more
Greenidge’s warm water discharges heated Seneca Lake beyond state limits, but DEC waiver excuses violations
Massive discharges of warmed water from the Greenidge Generation power plant into Keuka Outlet and Seneca Lake exceeded state water quality standards in all eight temperature surveys conducted between June 2021 and April 2022. Water ... more
