ecology

ITHACA — Deer hunters were more likely to be swayed by social media messages about the potential risks of chronic wasting disease if they came from a ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The state’s Col. William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery has kicked off the annual spring seedling sale, which is open to the...

The high will be in the upper 30s today with a chance of rain and snow in the evening, then snow and rain overnight with low near freezing. Snow Sunda...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy called President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will pause all pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports part of ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — They have quirky names and are often mistaken for stones, but freshwater mussels are very much alive and perform critical ecologi...

Tonight will be cloudy with a slight chance of a rain shower and an overnight low of 35. Saturday will be overcast with a high of 42. Saturday night w...

PORTVILLE — A state law has snarled any new oil and gas drilling permits for much of the past year, independent oil and gas producers said Wednesday d...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State Rep. Martin Causer and state Sen. Cris Dush announced Wednesday nearly $15.5 million in funding for Shinglehouse borough’s ong...

One to 3 inches of snow possible by this evening and another 2 inches possible overnight with a low of 5 to 10 degrees. Sunday snow showers are likely...

ITHACA — Climate warming and lake browning — when dissolved organic matter from forests turns the water tea-brown — are making the bottom of most lake...

Not surprisingly, state Sen. George Borrello takes an extremely partisan position regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul’s recently enacted Birds & Bees Protecti...

PORTVILLE — The village of Portville got good news on Thursday as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced more than $5 million in new funding for improve...

Lake effect and blowing snow is likely this afternoon and evening with high winds and gusts of up to 50 mph. There is a chance of snow showers overnig...

ALFRED — Alfred University will use more than $1.25 million in grant funding and a donation to support student internships and fund a program that pro...

OLEAN — More senior citizens in the city can take advantage of an exemption on their next city tax bills. The Olean Common Council on Tuesday voted to...

WEST VALLEY — Jason Casper has been named the new president and general manager of CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC, a Jacobs-led company at the West V...

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua Institution announced Monday the public launch of a $150 million fundraising campaign to coincide with the institution’s 150th a...

Online registration for 2024’s state Department of Environmental Conservation Summer Camps — including at Camp Rushford in Allegany County — will open...