human impact on the environment

With more than 200 wildfires raging across areas of Canada, some regions of the United States may experience dangerous air quality conditions due to t...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments regarding a second proposed wastewater disposal injection well in McKean County. In...

BELMONT — Allegany County Legislator Gretchen Hanchett of Belmont has been appointed to serve on the New York State Association of Counties Agricultur...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has further delayed what amounts to a tax on energy until after the next general election. Almost six years after the state adopted ...

The annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins Sunday and runs through May 14. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush bu...

More than $1.9 million has been awardedto the Cattaraugus County Soil and Water Conservation District to help construct of a dairy farm's manure colle...

ALFRED — As outdoor construction wraps up for the season, Alfred State has several sustainability initiatives to celebrate. The efforts have reduced w...