Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Cargill’s Salt Mining Beneath Cayuga Lake Until the DEC takes a ‘Hard Look’ at the Risks

By Jimmy Jordan | July 19, 2021

Inside the Cargill’s Cayuga Salt Mine in Lansing, New York. (DEC) ITHACA,  NY — Cargill and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are being challenged in court over a modified mining permit the DEC issued the company.  Cargill operates a salt mine of over 3,000 acres beneath Cayuga Lake. The lawsuit alleges that…

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