Environment

A new law impacting New York City in July has the rest of the state wondering if and when the law will be implemented everywhere else.

If signed by New York Governor Hochul, this bill would give New Yorkers more affordable and more sustainable options for their final resting place.

Believe it or not, depending on where you live in New York State, it might actually be illegal for you to hang a clothesline to dry your clothes!

You know those little bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, and sometimes mouthwash you love to swipe from your hotel room? Soon they'll be banned in NYS.

Oxford is one of several communities to have been given a gift from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to plant even more trees.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a bill into law that will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state to be completely emission-free by 2035.

Americans are expected to spend about $960 billion on gifts this holiday season. That means a lot of trash, but there are some really easy ways to recycle.

Al Gore is one of those people who gets me thinking about legacy. When Gore’s time on the earth comes to a close, how will he be remembered? As a solid vice president who lost one of the most hotly disputed elections of all time? Or as a champion of environmental conservationism? From the outside, it certainly appears that Gore is angling for the latter. Just this past weekend, it was announced by Paramount Pictures (via Variety) that Al Gore has been working on a sequel to his 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth and that the film was set to be the opening night film at next year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Scientists are in the process of developing food packaging made of milk proteins which they say will be edible.

2016 is on track to be the Earth's hottest year on record. What does that mean for the world and what does the next three months look like?

There doesn't appear to be any relief from our drought conditions in the Southern Tier. Here are some things you should know.

Earth Day is Friday April 22nd. If everyone added one or two things to their routine, we could really make a difference here in the Southern Tier.

Earth Day is celebrated Friday April 22nd with earth friendly activities across the country. Earth Fest will be celebrated in Binghamton Sunday, April 24th.

Growing up in Binghamton and attending college next to Lake Erie in Western New York, I have a great appreciate for the water and the Great Lakes.  However the "greats" have something more to worry about.  Shrimp.