natural environment

OLEAN — The city of Olean is testing stormwater basins to ensure the integrity of stormwater and sanitary infrastructure. As part of the process, resi...

Those eager for some spring-like weather got a fleeting taste of it Monday — but the National Weather Service predicts cold, wet conditions will retur...

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

RED HOUSE — In observance of Earth Day and Arbor Day, Allegany State Park is hosting three fun-filled indoor and outdoor events April 23–26. Celebrate...

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 ...

ALFRED STATION — IMPACT: Friends Improving Allegany County Trails, Inc. was awarded a $99,414 grant from the Environmental Protection Fund’s Parks and...

Cornell Cooperative Extension will host a free Master Gardener Talk, "Gardening in the Time of Erratic Weather," from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Tin...

BRADFORD, Pa. — It was a packed house as best-selling author Robin Wall Kimmerer discussed her book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientifi...

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

OLEAN — Residents of Olean and neighboring communities, Seneca Nation officials and all those who enjoy the Allegheny River’s water made their message...

OLEAN — One year into a grassroots $1 million fundraising campaign, Olean Food Pantry has raised more than $402,000 to support food distribution and l...

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for Cattaraugus and Allegany counties as warmer temperatures and expected rainfall could swell local...

The Inflation Reduction Act could be three times as expensive as originally believed, while falling short of its goals for cutting greenhouse gas emis...

The Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency wants a better deal from Alle-Catt Wind Energy, but the company deserves no deal at all. The amou...

ALBANY (TNS) — More than 20 states have filed a federal lawsuit againstNew York challenging the constitutionality of the new Climate Change Superfund ...

CYCLONE, Pa. — Not one, but two, failed mechanical integrity tests have stopped operations once more at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s fracking wastewater inj...

New York has designated six days as Free Fishing Days this year, with the first days coming up next weekend. During these specific days, the state’s f...

Now that the Democrats have lost their lock grip on power, what’s a green activist to do? It’s almost comical how the climate left is trying to cloak ...