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The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Health are urging residents to take caution this summer as air quality shifts.

Community activists gathered Friday in front of state Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters in Albany in the latest flap over the Norlite plant in Cohoes.

Continuing its opposition to the renewal of the operating permit for the Dunn Landfill, the Rensselaer Environmental Coalition wants the county Department of Health to probe the dump.

Community discussion is continuing over a troubled landfill in Rensselaer.

Residents and environmental activists are concerned about plans to expand a solid waste permit in Albany’s South End.Waste Management operates a transfer…

A pilot reservation system is launching this spring for people who want to park at some trailheads leading to popular Adirondack High Peaks trails.The…

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation is launching a pilot reservation system for parking access in one area of the Adirondacks this…

Activists are challenging a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation report that finds no clear connection between the Norlite plant in…

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says in a 450-page report that there is no clear connection between the Norlite plant in…

Already under intense scrutiny from environmental advocates and local elected officials, the Norlite plant in Cohoes is facing new clean air violations…