Westdale
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Colgate Community Weighs Micron’s Promise Against “Forever Chemical” Risk
Central New York residents may soon learn whether “forever chemicals” will end up in their wastewater, air and waterways as Micron Technology, the world’s fourth-largest semiconductor manufacturer, builds a 7.2-million-square-foot chip-making complex in the town of Clay, New York. The project broke ground in Jan. 2026, marking the largest private development in New York state history and Micron’s largest expansion in the U.S.
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Remediation work beginning on former Utica city dump
The former Utica city dump, a New York State Superfund site, is getting cleaned up. Work will start soon, according to a recent update from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, which, although sent in early November, also said the work was expected to start in October. The $43 million remediation project, being paid for by the state superfund program, is expected to take about two years. It will restore the site for industrial or commercial use. The 126-acre dump, located between Leland Road, the Mohawk River and the Erie Canal, was used as a municipal dump for decades, but local industries also disposed of some of their waste there. And some illegal dumping took place after the initial, 55-acre municipal dump closed in 1972. Site assessments from over the years, dating back as far as 1988, mention clusters of rusted barrels, at least two containing a white powder and many so rusted their contents disappeared. The assessments also mention seepage of leachate, sometimes into pools and at least one orange “stream” flowing into the Mohawk. Former workers at the dumps who were interviewed mentioned numerous fires. They said some were caused by spontaneous combustion; some of the