Sean Mahar

Cities like Albany are getting more funding to plant trees in underserved areas.

(Airs 07/26/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: we’ll have reaction to President Biden dropping out of the Presidential race and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris, a conversation with the interim commissioner of the DEC about managing wildfires in the state, and the planned closure of an upstate correctional facility has locals concerned about the future.

(Airs 07/25/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now threatening to shut down the embattled Norlite facility in Cohoes.

Residents of the Rensselaer County town of Poestenkill gathered at Monday night to discuss the recent discovery of PFOA in drinking water.

Activists are challenging a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation report that finds 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…

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation and the city of Cohoes held an online public information session Wednesday night on air…

One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is that visitors are flocking to the Catskills and Adirondacks to enjoy the outdoors. But they’re leaving a…

There have been major developments related to the Norlite Hazardous Waste Facility in Cohoes.Legal action in the form of a Notice of Intent to sue in…