Peter Mantius
Contributor
Peter Mantius founded the WaterFront blog in 2017 to continue his reporting on environmental issues in New York’s Finger Lakes region. He previously worked as a writer and editor at The Winston-Salem Journal, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Deal and The Hartford Business Journal. He is the author of ”Shell Game” on Saddam Hussein’s financing of Iraq’s weapons buildup before the 1991 Gulf War, and has a BA in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1974) and a MA in journalism from Ohio State University.
Algal Blooms Ravaged New York’s Finger Lakes During Final Week of August
By Peter Mantius
Greenidge Sues New York State Environmental Regulators, Seeking to Continue Operating Its Dresden Power Plant
By Peter Mantius
New York’s Green Amendment Would Be ‘Toothless’ if a Lawsuit Is Tossed Against the Seneca Meadows Landfill for Allegedly Emitting Noxious Odors
By Peter Mantius
Gov. Hochul Ponders a Relaxation of Goals Under New York’s Landmark Climate Law
By Peter Mantius
A New York Appellate Court Rejects a Broad Application of the State’s Green Amendment
By Peter Mantius
New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It
By Peter Mantius
In New York’s Finger Lakes Region, Long-Haul Garbage Trucks Trigger Town Resolutions Against Landfill Expansion
By Peter Mantius
EPA Urges US Army to Test for PFAS in Creeks Flowing Out of Former Seneca Army Depot
By Peter Mantius
In New York, Attorney General Letitia James’ Narrow View of the State’s Green Amendment
By Peter Mantius
Environmentalists Sue to Block Expansion of New York State’s Largest Landfill
By Peter Mantius
A Firm Planning a Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Goes Silent as Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of CO2 in Quest for Gas
By Peter Mantius
In New York, a Legal Debate Over the State’s New Green Amendment
By Peter Mantius
