A new study by the University at Buffalo concludes that state oversight and better industry practices have significantly reduced the risk of major environmental problems stemming from drilling high-volume natural gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region in Pennsylvania.

A three-year-old federal and state investigation into environmental violations at the Momentive Performance Materials plant continues to grind on in the official shadows.

New York's proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing would have sufficiently curbed many of the environmental impacts experienced in Pennsylvania, according to a study released Tuesday by the University at Buffalo.

Town of Tuxedo leaders are expected to demand the reduction of a giant mulch facility at the center of an environmental firestorm. The New York DEC determined last month the facility was the cause of a substantial fish kill, as well as pollution in adjacent waterways in Sterling Forest.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asked for a survey of water wells in the wake of findings that radioactive waste had been found in ground water leaking from the walls of the nearby Erie Canal.

In much of America, hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and horizontal drilling are bringing cheap and abundant natural gas to market — a revolution that’s feeding growth in petrochemicals, manufacturing, construction and agriculture. But Cuomo’s administration still blocks that future here in New York.

Nearly 40 people gathered at Paul Johnson's home in Upper Jay on Saturday to draw attention to the ways climate change has affected peoples' lives.

The mounting evidence of ice shrinkage should also shrink the reservoir of skeptics who continue to deny the reality of climate change.

A federal trust fund will set aside an additional $39.2 million from the old General Motors Corp. to pay for the future cleanup of pollution in lower Ley Creek in Salina, according to a proposed settlement filed with US Bankruptcy Court.

An industry that's looking to be trusted in New York is going to have to do better than a behind-the-scenes effort to squelch information and a public relations campaign that relies on half-truths and fiction.

It was a case of buyer beware. When Laurel B. Roethel and her late husband bought their commercial property they had no idea that the site might be contaminated. Nearly 30 years later, Mrs. Roethel, under pressure from the state, is being saddled with a bill for more than $100,000.

An environmental lobbying group challenged the state Department of Environmental Conservation in a report Friday claiming that the state fails to keep track of waste generated by low-volume natural gas hydrofracking.

The town of Skaneateles has become the latest of about 25 municipalities in New York to ban natural gas drilling. The town board voted unanimously Thursday to add gas drilling and exploration to its list of “prohibited uses.”

An issue that is drawing battle lines in both New York and Pennsylvania, is getting more national attention in this election year.

With only one resident in attendance Thursday night, the Colesville Town Board staked out a position against banning natural gas drilling.

Since he was appointed last year, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens has shown a remarkable capacity for talking at length about his agency's plans for hydrofracking without actually telling us anything specific.

A new report from an environmental group says New York's oversight of waste disposal from existing natural gas-drilling operations is too lax, making it virtually impossible to track how much waste is produced and how drillers dispose of it.

United Water New York said it followed federal EPA-approved instructions for applying pesticides, but the state said the company needed to adhere to New York's stricter standards.

The state Senate voted 42 to 8 on Wednesday to pass a bill sponsored by Sen. Roy McDonald that would provide approximately $80,000 per year to municipalities surrounding the Dewey Loeffel toxic landfill in southern Rensselaer County to make up for lost tax revenue.

Groups presented Governor Cuomo with 200,000 signatures asking for a ban on the gas drilling process in New York, and a State Senator predicts the opposition will have an effect on the governor.