U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and 15 other Senate Democrats sent a letter to the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers rebuking a ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes streamlining SEQR with exemptions and firm deadlines to speed housing, drawing mixed reactions ...

A new proposal to reduce wastewater discharges from meat and poultry slaughterhouses and processing plants has the Environmental Protection Agency facing criticism from both environmentalists and the ...

Local environmental groups are pushing back against a federal proposal to open up leases for offshore oil and gas drilling off the coast of Northern California. Last week, the proposal was announced ...

Gov. Newsom wants to accelerate a proposed $20-billion water tunnel project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta by simplifying permitting and limiting legal challenges. Newsom’s proposal drew ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a major overhaul of the state’s environmental review law in a bid to spur the development of affordable housing and infrastructure projects. “We’re taking a hard look at ...

Politicians, business owners and environmental activists are finding common ground in opposition to an offshore drilling ...

(THE CONVERSATION) To understand the federal government’s true priorities, follow the money. To us, former EPA leaders – one a longtime career employee and the other a political appointee – the budget ...

The Trump administration would slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving water safety and air quality, while eliminating thousands of jobs, according to a draft of the Environmental ...

The Council on Environmental Quality voted to make a "negative declaration" on Suffolk County's proposed dam project and that ...

Georgetown University students plan to send a finalized proposal for an environmental studies major to university administration later this month, advocating for a program with an interdisciplinary ...