Following legislation introduced by Senator Carl L. Marcellino prohibiting the storage or pumping of water into the Lloyd Sands Aquifer of Long Island, Governor Paterson signed the bill on September 26.

Bisphenol A, the chemical in plastics linked to heart disease, diabetes and stunted growth, may also interfere with cancer treatments, a study supported by the U.S. government has found.

Hot dogs, cold cuts and other similar processed meats would disappear from school cafeterias on Long Island and across the country if a ban proposed today by a group of doctors takes effect.

Mackerel is in but octopus is out. And bluefin tuna, known as the king of sushi for its fatty belly meat, is a definite no-no.

The carbon dioxide locked up in the vast forests that stretch from the Adirondacks to Maine could position the region to capitalize on emerging markets. A new four-state report envisions new opportunities for a railed, wired and alternatively fueled greener region.

A planned modernization of the Lafarge cement plant will require the company to submit a detailed environmental review the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation said.

A healthy trove of scallops was found last week in Lake Montauk during a survey by the East Hampton Town Natural Resources Department and Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Where once trash was sent to rot by the ton, the Niagara County Landfill is now offering two of the most ambitious recycling programs ever run through local government.

The coalition of 10 northeastern states agreeing to the nation's first government-mandated carbon auction - including New York - deserve credit for moving forward on this innovative strategy to lower emissions from power plants

Clammers and baymen will soon be able to harvest shellfish from 1,100 acres in eastern Hempstead Bay that, for more than a decade, were off limits or only seasonally accessible because of pollution.

Conservation advisory committees, sometimes called environmental review boards, belong to a vast network of county and state agencies that provide helpful services to towns and villages.

Cleanup of the contaminated land on Sauquoit Creek could take years to complete, and it will take even longer for the fish that live in the waterway to become edible again, environmental officials said Thursday.

The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its cleanup of the old MRS Plating site, while the owner of the facility serves jail time for criminal violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

New York and nine of its closest friends have made a promise to one another that they will preserve, protect and defend the precious treasure that they either will hold in common or lose together.

One year after dramatically expanding the number of contaminated, former utility sites in New York City and Long Island that are under state cleanup oversight, the DEC has made steady progress on a decades-old pollution problem

Off-gassing from a newly laid sealant on the roof caused three teachers to complain of headaches, itchy eyes and nausea at DeWitt Middle School, the first day of classes.

Any Westchester, New York driver running a vehicle while parked may soon be breaking the law - unless of course, that driver has a badge.

The oil and natural gas industry told the public Tuesday they're safe and highly regulated. But some locals weren't buying.

It's a 4,100-square-foot office and warehouse owned by Hudson Valley Clean Energy, a contracting firm that installs systems such as solar panels and geothermal heating and cooling rigs. The building uses those technologies to save energy and to burn no fuels on-site.

After two major floods in the last three years, the Army Corps of Engineers has recommended a study of the Ten Mile River watershed to see what can be done to prevent future disasters.