Environment

Reynolds notes that carbon pricing is similar to the approach taken by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, but instead of selling pollution credits, carbon pricing factors the cost of pollution directly into the market price of power…

Reducing mercury emissions also cuts sulfur dioxide and particulate pollution. A new report says the Trump administration's proposal to weaken rules for emissions of mercury and other toxic substances is based on a faulty economic…

New York state has identified 366 "Species of Greatest Conservation Need," 166 of which are designated as high priority. The bill has more than 150 co-sponsors, including six members of the New York congressional delegation. File photo:…

Despite strong consumer interest in clean cars, several automakers are siding with Trump administration efforts to freeze emission standards and stop states adopting tighter standards. Comments by Alexandra Zissu, a member of Moms Clean…

A public forum coming up in Buffalo next week takes on the impact of rapidly expanding wind energy development on public health. Studies have shown positive public health and climate impacts from wind farm development. File photo:…

Switching to electric buses will help ensure all communities benefit from the Transportation and Climate Initiative. Photo credit: Oleksandr/Adobe Stock. ALBANY, N.Y. - The draft of a policy proposal for a regional effort to switch to…

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer estimates the plan will replace 63 million gas powered cars with electric vehicles by 2030. File photo: Pixabay. ALBANY, N.Y. - Clean air advocates say combating climate change requires switching from…

The American Lung Association gives ten New York counties a failing grade for high ozone days, including some of the state's most densely populated areas. Photo: 290712/Adobe Stock. NEW YORK - New York is one of 14 states that has…

The two-day conference is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, and Friday, September 20, at the Albany Capital Center and will feature discussions on the challenges of and opportunities for building wind farms, solar arrays and offshore…

Climate change, a smokescreen to undermine our capitalistic free enterprise system. File photo: Pixabay. DELRAY BEACH, FL – The radicals behind the movement that are championing “climate change” are mostly liberals (a/k/a Progressives)…

NEW YORK - Conservation groups say proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act would cut off the public's right to comment on more than 90% of decisions affecting national forests and grasslands. The groups filed their …

From the foothills of the Adirondacks to New York Harbor, Hudson River fish still are contaminated with PCBs. Photo: rabbit75_fot/Adobe Stock. ALBANY, N.Y. - Environmentalists are calling the state of New York's lawsuit against the…

Green roofs lower heating and cooling costs by increasing a building's energy efficiency. Photo credit: Victor217, Adobe Stock. NEW YORK - Some building owners in New York City now have added incentive to create a green space on their…

NEW YORK - A new report says farming has an important role to play in fighting climate change. The Climate Change and Land Use report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says rising temperatures and severe weather are…

Heretic is a word commonly used to identify people who disagree with an organized religion. Some have determined that the advocates of global warming are really a religion cloaked in the feel-good term called climate change. File photo:…

Renewable resources such as hydroelectric now supply 26 percent of New York's energy. Photo credit: Demerzel21 / Adobe Stock. ALBANY, N.Y. - To reach clean energy goals, New York needs to maintain its existing baseline of renewable…

Extreme weather due to climate change can exacerbate pollution runoff and toxic algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Photo credit: Jacob/Adobe Stock. NEW YORK - A coalition of more than 160 local, state and national environmental groups…