Media Coverage
of Hakes Landfill Expansion Projects

Hakes landfill proposing major expansion in Steuben County, by Peter Mantius, FingerLakes1, March 4, 2021.

Hakes Landfill Plans to Expand by 50% After Court Dismisses Allegations That It Downplayed Evidence of Radioactivity, Peter Mantius, Water Front, March 3, 2021.

Danks Burke Blasts O’Mara for Voting Against Hazardous Waste Bill; But Law May Not Block ‘Drill Cutting’ Imports, by Peter Mantius, Water Front, August 7, 2020.

Candidates speak about fracking waste at landfill, by James Post, Steuben Courier Advocate, August 6, 2020.

Cuomo Signs Hazardous Waste Bill, Closing ‘Loophole’ Allowing NY to Import Gas Drilling Wastes From Pennsylvania, by Peter Mantius, Water Front, August 5, 2020.

Sierra Club Lawsuit Alleging Dangerously High Levels of Radioactivity at Hakes Landfill Is Dismissed by Steuben Judge, by Peter Mantius, Water Front, August 3, 2020.

Radon Releases From Landfill Flares Likely Expose Hakes Workers, Nearby Residents; DEC Urged to Start Testing, by Peter Mantius, Water Front, March 30, 2020.

New Radium Analysis filed suit against Hakes Landfill Expansion, Austin Evans, WETM, February 18, 2020.

Environmental groups submit data in lawsuit against Steuben Co. landfill expansion project, Caitlin Murphy, WENY, February 18, 2020.

NY Approves Controversial Hakes Landfill Expansion, Waste360, February 7, 2020.

Amid residents' fears, state approves controversial expansion to Corning-area landfill, Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette, January 10, 2020.

Permit Allows Hakes Landfill to Expand; Critics Say It’s Highly Radioactive and a Health Threat to Communities Downwind, by Peter Mantius, Water Front, January 7, 2020.

Residents, activists oppose landfill expansion at hearing, Stephen Borgna, Corning Leader, June 30, 2019.

Hakes Landfill's Expansion Application Calls for New Limits on Screening for Radionuclides and No Tests for Radon, Peter Mantius, WaterFrontOnline, May 31, 2019.

Casella gets local approval for expanding C&D landfill with ongoing radon concerns, Igor Geyn, WasteDive, March 11, 2019, updated March 12, 2019.

Campbell Town Board Approves Landfill Expansion, Lucas Day, Finger Lakes Daily News, March 12, 2019.

Zoning change OK'd for Steuben landfill expansion, Jeff Murray, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, March 12, 2019.

Radioactivity issues heat up again as Hakes Landfill seeks more space to import drilling waste, Peter Mantius, FingerLakes1, March 11, 2019.

Campbell Town Board Approves Landfill Expansion Zoning Measure, Tony Chiavaroli, WENY-TV, March 11, 2019.

Hakes Landfill in Campbell approved for expansion, Nate Niles, MyTwinTiers, March 11, 2019.

Groups want more testing at landfill, Stephen Borgna, Corning Leader, March 9, 2019.

Foes of landfill expansion cite worries over Marcellus Shale gas drilling waste, Jeff Murray, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, March 6, 2019.

Landfill expansion concerns residents, Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette

Campbell residents want more information on proposed landfill expansion, Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette, March 6, 2019

Campbell to hold public hearing on landfill expansion: Area residents concerned over a variety of issues, Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette

Neighbors oppose Hakes Landfill looking to expand, Michelle Ross, MyTwinTiers, February 28, 2018.

Landfill expansion discussed, Stephen Borgna, Corning Leader, February 28, 2019.

Landfill expansion discussed, Stephen Borgna, Steuben Courier Advocate, February 28, 2019.

Landfill Expansion Proposal in Campbell, Dan Schrack, WENY-TV, February 26 2019.

Campbell to hold public hearing on controversial landfill expansion, Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette, February 25, 2019.

Neighbors worried about Campbell landfill expansion, Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette, February 19, 2018.

Mix of concerns at Hakes landfill hearing, Stephen Borgna, Corning Leader, February 14, 2018.

WHAT RADIOACTIVITY? Hakes Landfill Wants More Fracking Waste Imports, Peter Mantius, WaterFrontOnline, January 12, 2018.