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Days after USA Today win FLX Table owner speaks out against Seneca Lake LPG...
Days after his restaurant was named the ‘Best New Restaurant‘ in the U.S., owner and chef Christopher Bates spoke out against the gas storage project, which had been a major headline around Seneca...
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Gas Free Seneca denied re-hearing request by FERC
On January 6th, 2017 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a request for a re-hearing submitted by Gas Free Seneca on Crestwood’s underground natural gas storage expansion project in...
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Gas Free Seneca: LPG storage plan could cost FLX valuable resource, dollars...
Big investments from Gov. Cuomo in his proposed executive budget are a major reason for the region to take gas storage under Seneca Lake seriously. That was the message from Gas Free Seneca on...
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Schuyler County Legislator Michael Lausell delivers letter to Gov. Cuomo...
On Monday, Schuyler County Legislator Michael Lausell hand-delivered a letter to Governor Cuomo, urging him to reject a proposed dangerous gas storage facility in Upstate New York. This delivery is on...
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Inside the FLX: Laura Salamendra talks ‘We Are Seneca Lake’ (podcast)
On Thursday’s edition of the Inside the FLX podcast Josh Durso sat down with community organizer, and ‘We Are Seneca Lake’ board member Laura Salamendra. The organization she helps oversee has staged...
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LETTER: Underage drinking still a problem in Schuyler Co.
To the Editor – As an employee of Schuyler County Public Health I am concerned about the underage drinking problem in Schuyler County. According to the most current data 47.6% of 7th through 12th...
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OPPONENTS CLAIM VICTORY: Crestwood withdraws major component of storage plan
The controversial Gallery 2 Expansion Project will not be happening. Arlington Storage Co., an offshoot of Crestwood Midstream Partners has abandoned plans to expand natural gas storage in salt...
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Short on customers, group calls for end of Seneca Lake LPG storage plan
After learning that Arlington Storage Company could not find customers for additional fracked gas storage at Seneca Lake, Gas Free Seneca, represented by environmental law firm Earthjustice, sent...
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Crestwood ‘fire’ stirs debate as polarizing issue grips Schuyler Co.
What exactly happened at the Crestwood facility in Reading on Saturday? It’s not entirely clear. While FingerLakes1.com received a press release from an organization outlining the moments that played...
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Residents, businesses call on Gov. Cuomo to halt Crestwood project
Residents are stepping up the fight against a plan to store millions of barrels of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in unlined abandoned salt caverns beneath the shores of Seneca Lake near Watkins Glen...
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ELECTION GUIDE 2017: Looking at all of the candidates, issues in Schuyler County
In Schuyler County there is no bigger issue than the ongoing debate around Crestwood Midstream. The Houston-based energy company has been pursuing a development, which would allow them to store LPG...
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UPDATE: Crestwood sells U.S. Salt for $223M but will continue pursuing LPG...
UPDATE In an update on Tuesday, Crestwood said in a press release that they would preserve the right to store natural gas and natural gas liquids through its ownership of Arlington Storage Co. LLC....
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Opponents, Crestwood both double-down on LPG storage under Seneca Lake
When Crestwood announced the sale of U.S. Salt to another firm, it appeared that their years-long effort to store LPG underneath Seneca Lake was coming to an end. While that proved not to be the case,...
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OUT & ABOUT: Early November Saturday on the Seneca Lake Wine & Finger Lakes...
It has become an annual tradition for a group of our friends to spend the first Saturday of November on one of the area’s wine trails. Early November is a great time to tour wineries and craft...
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ELECTION NIGHT LIVE 2017 (webcast replay)
Josh Durso, Jackie Augustine & Jim Sinicropi were live inside the all-new FingerLakes1.com Studio on Election Night for results, reaction, interviews and analysis from Tuesday’s vote in Cayuga,...
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Sheriff: Tyrone man jumped from moving vehicle, died on Rt. 14A in Reading
The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 47-year-old Tyrone resident died after allegedly jumping from a moving vehicle. Deputies say that they received a call stating that a male subject...
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FERC officially vacates natural gas storage OK in Reading
Now that it has a quorum of members, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission formally has vacated its 2014 order allowing Arlington Storage to store natural gas in abandoned underground salt caverns...
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Crestwood acknowledges possible leaks in Seneca Lake salt mines
An attempt to store liquefied propane gas in Seneca County salt mines, already stalled in the face of fierce opposition, has encountered further setbacks as the sponsors acknowledged the cavern may...
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Schuyler legislature opposes Crestwood LPG plan
The Schuyler County Legislature voted on Monday to rescind its prior support for an attempt to store liquefied propane gas in local salt mines, after reports that one of the caverns may have leaks....
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MANTIUS: DEC kills Crestwood’s plan to store LPG next to Seneca Lake
The state’s top environmental regulator on Thursday halted a controversial gas storage project proposed for caverns next to Seneca Lake, ending a fierce eight-year battle between midwestern fossil...
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