ecology

Residents of the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania again found themselves wreathed in smoke from Canada as air-quality levels approached the “ve...

State officials warned that smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada is again drifting to Western and other parts of New York. The state health a...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The Maryland Air National Guard has posted online answers to nearly 500 public comments about its proposed low-flying training zone ov...

OLEAN — The smoky haze that has billowed south from Canadian wildfires for the last three days was even thicker in the Olean area Wednesday, forcing t...

The smoky haze over Upstate New York caused by more than 100 wildfires in Canada continued Tuesday and, according to reports, possibly could be worse ...

New York state lawmakers have the rare opportunity, before they leave Albany this week, to make a significant and long-lasting imprint on the environm...

ALBANY — Wildfires in eastern Canada contributed to New York state issuing an air-quality alert for virtually all of Upstate through the end of Monday...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The 2023 New York state budget contains a provision that cuts industrial development agencies out of providing tax breaks to solar and...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — The White House and Republican congressional leaders geared up lobbying campaigns to win approval of a deal to avert a U.S. default...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators have joined forces with local residents and officials to express concerns to the Maryland Air National Gu...

I read with dismay an article about construction of wind turbines in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, which described the expected decimation of the...

CUBA — Two more pharmacies have joined the Take it To The Box initiative to properly dispose of medications. Cuba Pharmacy, 2 Center St., Fisher’s Pha...

For some, global warming alarmism is an excuse to oppose modern civilization. For decades, environmentals have warned that a warming Earth caused by b...

ALBANY — The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting has issued a permit a 94-megawatt solar facility in the town of Burns in Allegany County...

For as long as I can remember (some 80 years now), I’ve listened to reports about bald eagles and California condors dying off. Years ago, we banned t...

ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello has introduced legislation that would prohibit the use of fossil fuels in the manufacture or distribution of renew...

SALAMANCA — Allegany-Limestone Central School’s Team 1 took first place in the 2023 Cattaraugus County Envirothon, held Wednesday at Allegany State Pa...

We all are part of the environment, and we all gradually acclimate to gradual changes that don't usually seem obvious or sweeping in scope. But on Ear...