ecology

ITHACA — Preparing for firearms hunting season for white-tailed deer, Brian Bird visited a shooting range recently to sight in his rifle — recommended...

CHICAGO (TNS) — Automakers are now learning an important lesson: Not all car buyers are wealthy environmentalists. This should be obvious but apparent...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is being urged to revisit a climate change proposal that critics argue would drive up consumer costs and deprive them of energy choi...

BRADFORD, Pa. — For the second year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named one of the nation’s most environmentally respons...

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, which means we’ll be setting our clocks back, ushering in longer nights and a precious extra hour of sleep...

CUBA — The Cuba-Rushford Central School District will receive $6.1 million to reduce its carbon footprint through New York state’s Clean Green Schools...

They generally creep most people out — and bats are seen by many as a scary symbol with close association to vampires and the Halloween season. But ba...

HOLLAND — State officials lauded the first gas well to be plugged with money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul sa...

SOUTH VALLEY — The Western New York Land Conservancy officially opened its Janet Gallogly Allegany Wildlands property near Onoville on Thursday. The 1...

ALBANY (AP) — Gas and construction trade groups are suing to block New York state’s ban on gas stoves and furnaces in new buildings. The organizations...

ALBANY (TNS) — State utility regulators gave a hard “no” to a request from developers of the massive offshore wind towers going up off the Long Island...

MOUNT JEWETT, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and first lady Lori Shapiro were greeted Thursday at the Kinzua Bridge State Park visitor’s center ...

ALBANY — Proposed rate increases for NYSEG and RG&E customers will be coming — but they will be far less than the utilities had proposed. The New York...

PERRYSBURG — A Cattaraugus County forest area is one of six to be protected under grants from the state. New York State Department of Environmental Co...

BRADFORD, Pa. — The proposed low-flying training zone over the Pennsylvania Wilds for the Maryland Air National Guard is still in the works. That’s th...

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announced Wednesday that $10 million is available through the federal Appalachian Regional Commission to help S...

ALFRED — A 2019 article in Science reported the North American continent has lost approximately 3 billion birds since 1970, a 30% decline in bird popu...

President Joe Biden, tireless and loyal friend and protector to “refugees” everywhere, promised us when he was running against diabolical fascist Dona...