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Brazil says it has greatly reduced the rate of deforestation. That may be true, critics say, but they argue such figures are misleading because so much of the Amazon has already been degraded.

Governor Cuomo has announced legislation to enact a ban on single-use plastic bags at all retail and grocery stores in New York State. While most agree…

Many Central New Yorkers probably have some old prescription drugs in the far reaches of their medicine cabinets that have long been forgotten. Neil…

Investigators said inspections of trash compactors from Walmart stores over the last six years found dozens of items classified as either hazardous waste or customer records with personal information.

Oil production in the tar sands of Canada is increasing as the demand for crude in the United States rises. The production of synthetic crude may meet U.S. needs, but it comes at a cost.

Timothy Smith of Walden Asset Management, which invests in socially responsible companies, says General Electric's announcement to address climate change signals a trend among big business to see profits in green investing.

A ground breaking event was held for the construction of four tiny homes for the homeless on Syracuse's Southwest Side.

Torrential rains have left many people dead or missing in and around South Korea's capital. President Yoon Suk-yeol says they must prepare for more extreme weather resulting from climate change.

A 2022 study from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs finds suicide rates decreased for veterans in 2020 compared to 2019. However, it still ranked as the second-leading cause of death for veterans under age 45.

City planners have been working for years to revise the city's outdated land use priorities.