fossil fuels

Actor Mark Ruffalo backed the bill, which would amend an existing ban to include fracking that uses carbon dioxide instead of water.

It’s been nearly six months since the moratorium, aimed at protecting the environment, passed the state legislature.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has deployed an air monitoring program that uses retrofitted cars to spit out pollution data in real time.

Residents say they’ve been waiting 10 years – since Superstorm Sandy – for city officials to develop climate resiliency and emergency responses.

Switching away from Con Edison may not be your best option.

Since spring 2020, the Greenidge Generation natural gas plant in Dresden has powered a 24-7 bitcoin mining operation that is endangering the region environmentally, according to some residents.

Despite declining pollution levels, two recent studies published found urban air is still a health hazard for city dwellers.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has extended the deadline for National Grid’s air permit to review more than 6,000 public comments and an emissions proposal.

As energy provider National Grid awaits New York’s final answer on the air permit for two new liquid natural gas vaporizers, community groups are putting pressure on Hochul to reject it, citing violation of environmental laws.

A new law will set tight air pollution limits on new building construction that curtails dependence on fossil fuels such as oil and gas.