pollution

a former Oswego Wastewater Treatment Plant supervisor is looking at time in federal prison for discharging waste into Lake Ontario

Comments on plans to clean up contamination at the former IBM site in Endicott are being accepted by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Some Southern Tier residents relay stories on what a ban on plastic shopping bags could mean for shoppers.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) is proposing measures to curb air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas exploration in the state.

The natural gas industry is expected to fight back after being told Pennsylvania will begin enforcing tougher air pollution standards starting in August.

New York and Pennsylvania are among states that are being tasked with reducing pollution flowing downstream the the Chesapeake Bay but may not be doing enough.

State environmental officials have scheduled a meeting to discuss a proposal to deal with chemical contamination at the former IBM Endicott manufacturing site.
The Department of Environmental Conservation plans to hold the session on March 7 at 6 p...