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Leaders from just about every faith in Central New York are throwing their support behind efforts to reduce or eliminate fossil fuel dependence. The group…

Tom Banse covers business, environment, public policy, human interest and national news across the Northwest. He reports from well known and out–of–the–way places in the region where important, amusing, touching, or outrageous events are unfolding. Tom's stories can be heard during "Morning Edition," "Weekday," and "All Things Considered" on NPR stations in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

Ali Budner is KRCC's reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau, a journalism collaborative that unites six stations across the Mountain West, including stations in Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Montana to better serve the people of the region. The project focuses its reporting on topic areas including issues of land and water, growth, politics, and Western culture and heritage.

Liz Halloran joined NPR in December 2008 as Washington correspondent for Digital News, taking her print journalism career into the online news world.

The waste water storage facility being built in Armory Square is on track to be up and running by early 2014. Work on the Clinton Combined Sewer Overflow,…

Onondaga and Oswego counties are among 20 others to fall under a newly issued drought warning by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.…

As a candidate for President four years ago, Bill Clinton argued that protecting the environment and maintaining a healthy economy do not have to be at odds. During his term in office, he has tried to prove this notion is true. Through consensus-building exercises -- such as the timber summit in Portland, Oregon, and programs like the EPA's Project XL -- the Clinton Administration has tried to forge "win/win" solutions. But these efforts have met with mixed success. NPR's David Baron has the conclusion of our series on environmental consensus-building.

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation has weighed in on the fracking question and is raising concerns about the adverse environmental impact of…

Interior Secretary nominee Ryan Zinke's confirmation hearing is scheduled for this week. Energy developers and tribal leaders are cheering. But environmentalists are wary of the Montana congressman.

Environmental groups in New York are praising the newly passed state budget, saying it will help the environment and projects to support municipalities and increase diversity.