environment

OLEAN — Another Olean brownfield has been cleared of industrial waste dating back almost 150 years. The state Department of Environmental Conservation...

ALFRED — Five groups of Alfred State civil engineering students presented septic tank models and posters to a group of four representatives from the A...

CYCLONE, Pa. — “Swiss cheese.” That’s the metaphor used to describe McKean County’s subterranean landscape by University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Ass...

DELEVAN — A former ski area in Cattaraugus County is officially the newest state forest. The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Monday ...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Most Americans don’t think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table as they leave a restaurant. It’s only when we pa...

The state is seeking participants in a new survey to help better understand typical rock salt use by New Yorkers and public awareness regarding the po...

OLEAN — A document more than 20 years old is to at least temporarily guide work to prevent more sewage discharges into the Allegheny River. The Common...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — State Department of Environmental Protection records have documented approximately 30,000 orphan or abandoned wells in Pennsylvania. ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials toured several orphaned and abandoned energy well sites with federal officials in We...

While traces of smoke from Canadian wildfires has somewhat affected the air quality over Olean and Cattaraugus County the past few days, the area has ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the massive push to transition to green energy. The goal is to have wind and solar r...

ALFRED — A local university is working on a way to use old glass to help build sea walls. Alfred University, in partnership with the New York State De...

BELMONT — Allegany County will host its 23rd annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Sept. 7. Since 2010, the Allegany County Solid Waste D...

OLEAN — Engineering firms are being formally sought to help the city avoid future wastewater discharges into public waterways. A request for proposals...

State Sen. George Borrello believes a scathing audit of New York state’s planning and implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protectio...

OLEAN — After a month of planning — and another wastewater discharge into the Allegheny River — city officials plan to commission a study on how to fi...

WEST VALLEY — CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), the prime contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy at the West Valley Demonstration Project, was ...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — The borough will receive up to $15.5 million in aid to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility that feeds into the Allegheny Riv...