ecology

New York state's annual ban prohibiting open burning starts Saturday and lasts throughMay 14 to prevent wildfires and protect communities during heigh...

WEST VALLEY — Federal Department of Energy crews completed a virtual inspection of an underground tank that once stored liquid waste from spent fuel r...

In the last column I wrote about a Wilson’s snipe that has been overwintering on my property , which is unusual because they generally spend the winte...

WEST VALLEY — The 12th annual Cattaraugus County Farmer-Neighbor Dinner will be held April 10 at the West Valley Fire Hall. The dinner is sponsored by...

PORTVILLE — Early last fall, the Pfeiffer Nature Center board appointed Nick Burt as the organization’s new executive director. In February, Bliss Rod...

NEW YORK (TNS) — When the Biden administration paused approval of new liquefied natural gas export licenses in January, the decision was driven by a r...

Rain should pass by late this afternoon with this evening being cloudy with areas of fog developing and a low in the upper 30s. Sunday morning will se...

MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. — Kinzua Bridge State Park announces it will offer a variety of programs during the month of March. Please dress for the weather as ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Basil Seggos, commissioner of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, plans to resign from his post later this year. Seg...

Former Olean resident Mildred Milliman had a passion for philanthropy, and her giving spirit is still positively impacting the Olean community. The Mi...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County Concerned Citizens, an environmental and health watchdog over the past four decades, is seeking new members in order to car...

KANE, Pa. — The April 11 Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will feature discussion on innovations in using low-grade wood materials and an update from the Pe...

WEST VALLEY — The Department of Energy and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) used innovative thinking to improve ...

New York’s farmers are facing more extreme weather caused by climate change and they are learning to adapt, according to the agriculture chapter of th...

KANE, Pa. — Kinzua Bridge State Park is offering a variety of programs during February. Please dress for the weather as all programs will be held outd...

This afternoon will be mostly cloudy, in the 50s with a chance of rain showers into the evening. Overnight will be much colder with a low in the upper...

WEST VALLEY — The Department of Energy’s West Valley Demonstration Project has demolished a former security guardhouse built in 1965, one of the first...

WEST VALLEY — The largest of nine tanks from a liquid waste cell at the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project has been ...