LANSING, N.Y. (WHCU) — Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler says an activist group wants to close the Cargill salt mine in Lansing. 

Sigler tells WHCU it’s the latest round of a long legal battle. 

He adds safety checks are routine. 

Sigler says the group is pressing Governor Hochul to close the mine, which would mean the loss of over 200 jobs. 

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