Overview
- Jobs to Move America and Neighbors for a Better Micron sued in New York State Supreme Court in Albany, alleging the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency’s review was inadequate.
- Plaintiffs challenge projected PFAS and other emissions, greenhouse gases, destruction of roughly 200 acres of wetlands, and the lack of enforceable local-hiring commitments.
- Initial work includes clearing 445 acres of forest and trucking in about 2 million cubic yards of fill, with more than 500 daily truck trips and a seasonal pause on tree cutting to protect endangered bats.
- Micron plans up to four DRAM fabs at White Pine Commerce Park through 2041, targeting first production in 2030 and projecting 9,000 direct jobs and about 40,000 spinoff roles.
- The buildout has $6.1 billion in CHIPS Act support and could receive up to $20 billion in public subsidies for the first two fabs, with federal permits and mitigation plans to construct about 505 acres of wetlands by 2030 and create 1,216 acres of bat habitat.