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LAWSUIT: Fenton procedures flawed in transfer station approval



A lawsuit seeking to overturn the recent approval of a natural gas transfer station in Port Dickinson claims the Town of Fenton Planning Board failed to follow proper procedures during the five-month project review.

DEC proposes final clean up strategy for troubled Ithaca Gun site









Local environmental activist Walter Hang holds a jar of used shotgun shells he collected along the face of the cliff next to the Ithaca Falls Gorge, left over from the Ithaca Gun Factory.

New York State officials outlined a final remedy for the Ithaca Gun Factory site adjacent to Ithaca Falls, probably the most notoriously polluted remnant of the city's bygone industrial era.

Environmental firm says Ithaca Gun site still contaminating Ithaca Falls


ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Toxics Targeting, Inc. in Ithaca made an announcement Tuesday saying they believe Ithaca Falls is still contaminated with lead from the former Ithaca Gun site.

DEC closes in on final proposal for Ithaca Falls cleanup








Walter Hang displays shotgun shell remains found at Ithaca Falls Overlook.
Alyvia Covert/Ithaca Voice



ITHACA, N.Y. – As The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) seeks final public opinion on the Ithaca Falls cleanup initiative, one local advocate continues to push for further action.

Activists Scoff at DEC's Ithaca Gun Company Site Cleanup Proposal


ITHACA, N.Y. -- The latest cleanup proposal for the former Ithaca Gun Company site is drawing criticism from local activists.

The DEC hosted an open house to give people a look at their plans for the Ithaca Falls area Tuesday.

DEC, environmental firms disagree on status of Ithaca Falls gorge



ITHACA — State officials say the cleanup effort at an Ithaca natural area may be nearing completion, but the president of a local environmental firm disagrees.

DEC seeks final public comment on Ithaca Gun cleanup










ITHACA, N.Y. -- Ithaca's industrial history left it some messes that have taken years to clean. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) thinks its finally time to close the books on one of them.

Request that EPA Include Ithaca Falls/Ithaca Gun in the National Priority List for Federal Superfund Clean pursuant to New Subsurface Soil Gas Vapor Intrusion Rule

June 20, 2017

Via Electronic Transmission

Honorable Catherine R. McCabe
Acting Region 2 Administrator
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
90 Broadway
New York, NY 10007-1866

Greetings:

Congratulations on being appointed Acting Region 2 Administrator for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I wish you the very best of luck in your post.

Public demands more environmental analysis before salt mine expansion









Photo: Matt Butler

"We need a political campaign. We need to wage the same kind of battle against Governor Cuomo that won the fight against shale fracking [...] I implore you: help protect the lake. If you rely on the DEC to help protect this lake, they're just not going to do it."

As local effort against pipeline grows, Dominion eyes expansion









Photo: Walter Hang

After a small victory for activists railing against upgrades to a natural gas compressor station in Ellis Hollow, it appears Dominion Energy – the national energy company whose New Market Project runs through the Town of Dryden – has found a way to continue building what activists now say is a pipeline to sell fracked gas from Pennsylvania to Canadian customers.

New Market Pipeline Project in Dryden delayed









The former CNG Transmission Station on Ellis Hollow Creek Road, now owned by Dominion.
(Photo: Nick Reynolds)




The Town of Dryden said it has suspended the storm water pollution prevention plan approval and building permits for Dominion Energy's Borger Compressor Station in the Ellis Hollow neighborhood.

Eco Defense Radio - Walter Hang, Stopping Dominion’s New Market Pipeline Through New York State




Today we’re getting an urgent and timely update on the fight to stop the Dominion New Market fracked gas pipeline by Walter Hang from Toxics Targeting.

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