The New York State Senate has unanimously approved a bill to block a Rochester company’s development of a trash-burning power plant in Seneca County. The CircularEnerG plant would be at the former Seneca Army Depot site and would convert garbage into steam for generating electricity. But it’s opposed by more than 30 local governments […]
Finger Lakes tourism and agricultural interests opposed to a planned trash-to-energy plant in Romulus took their case to Albany today. They’re urging state lawmakers and governor Cuomo to allow home rule instead of the state’s expedited power plant siting process, known as Article 10. Meanwhile, Governor Cuomo has come out against the incinerator. Cuomo says […]
Seneca County officials have announced that the Seneca Iron Works is the winning bidder on the old Seneca Army Depot property. There were 16 bids for the 7,000 acres of land where the military once stored munitions and missile warheads. It’s been for sale since the end of last year. Owner Earl Warren hopes […]