earth sciences

With more than 200 wildfires raging across areas of Canada, some regions of the United States may experience dangerous air quality conditions due to t...

ALBANY (TNS) — What is more important: safe roads or clean water? In Upstate New York we can expect snow and, with it, the profuse application of road...

(Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between Rochester Institute of Technology and The Associated Press.) HONEOYE (AP) — On a rainy March eve...

Anyone hopeful that the week heading into Memorial Day weekend might bring some weather suited to outdoor activities will likely be disappointed, as t...

WEST ALMOND — Recent logging that removed tall red pine trees near the trailhead parking area for Phillips Creek State Forest is part of the Sustainab...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments regarding a second proposed wastewater disposal injection well in McKean County. In...

The sunny weather was nice while it lasted. After a rain-soaked early May, the last few days have been wonderful, with plenty of sunshine and — except...

OLEAN — Now that the calendar reads “May,” people in the Olean area can be sure that one sign of spring will have arrived: Rock City Park is open for ...

Hinsdale Central School repeated as Cattaraugus County Envirothon Competition champions at the event’s 32nd edition held at Camp Allegany in the Red H...

It looks like April showers will continue to carry over into May, as the National Weather Service forecasts plenty of additional precipitation for the...

ALBANY (TNS) —The Business Council of New York Stateand a consortium of building industry stakeholders has filed a lawsuit challenging new freshwater ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — More than a dozen private companies around the world are looking to profit from extreme measures to combat global warming — filling t...

Following a few weeks of largely below-average temperatures, Mother Nature is flipping the script this week, as the region should see a fair amount of...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is calling on community groups, municipalities, schools and individuals to celebrate Arbor...

Bradford City Water Authority will exercise valves throughout the water distribution system starting Monday and continuing through May 2. Consumers ar...

Following a couple of unseasonably cold days, including some snow, the weather will take a warming trend that should last through the end of the month...

OLEAN — The city of Olean is testing stormwater basins to ensure the integrity of stormwater and sanitary infrastructure. As part of the process, resi...

This afternoon’s high will be 38, with windy and rainy conditions expected. The overnight low with be in the upper 20s with clearing conditions. Thurs...