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Governments Can Expand Water Quality Monitoring of Mines
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation this week that authorizes local governments to enact and enforce local laws requiring the monitoring of groundwater impacts resulting from mining or reclamation...
View ArticleAnother ‘Lake’ Mine Is Targeted In A Southampton Lawsuit
Southampton Town has filed a lawsuit against the State Department of Environmental Conservation over its approval of a permit allowing a Speonk mine to excavate sand from below the groundwater table....
View ArticleThiele Legislation Would Impose Mining Moratorium
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. this week announced that he had introduced legislation aimed at protecting groundwater from contamination by imposing a moratorium on mining in designated groundwater...
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