Wildfires that are raging across New York and New Jersey highlight a new threat to one of the world’s most affluent regions.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. − A parks employee was killed battling blazes that stretched from New Jersey into New York over the weekend ...

Vineyard owners alter some planting and harvest schedules, fishermen shift work to make up for a lack of scallops and ...

The good news is that climate science could easily become more agile in understanding the rapid changes we are seeing in the ...

Syracuse, New York, has earned the title of the snowiest large city in the world, with average annual snowfall levels ...

NYC Comptroller and mayoral wannabe Brad Lander is blaming President-elect Donald Trump for Prospect Park lighting on fire.

Partly this is a sign of some success. When Trump was first elected in 2016, clean energy was something of a niche concern, as Heatmap’s Robinson Meyer pointed out last week; now it is “central to ...

As wildfires raged in New Jersey and New York, health officials closely monitored air quality. Here's what they say about ...

Catastrophic impacts of climate change already have been felt globally and locally. “Regardless of political leadership at ...

A new climate regulation from California is set to disrupt the RV industry, leading to the halt of diesel motorhome sales in ...

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Green energy advocates are urging New York Power Authority to do more, much more to advance renewable energy in New York.