environment

Harmful algal blooms are making their summer return in central New York, closing some beaches and posing health risks for people and animals.

Dozens of people gathered outside the Syracuse offices of the New York State DEC to call for the governor to release “cap and invest” regulations.

A conversation about the mission of the Black Girl Environmentalist organization with Wawa Gatheru.

A conversation about the mission of the Black Girl Environmentalist organization with Wawa Gatheru.

Bob Keefe on the Campbell Conversations.

Bob Keefe on the Campbell Conversations.

As much of New York gets hit with some warm winter weather, ticks are looking for their hosts.

Members of Congress are joining with local environmentalists to lobby the EPA, in the hope it will protect the St. Lawrence River and other bodies of water from invasive species.

Committee members are developing a strategy that they hope will give the lake a strong future, by focusing on the surrounding land.

From unseasonable tornadoes to destructive wildfires, climate change is being blamed for severe weather throughout the country. And experts say we’re starting to see its effects in central New York, too.