City of Rensselaer

The city of Rensselaer, which has seen its share of environmental threats, could be facing another.

Residents in an upstate city burdened by environmental problems are getting ready to take on one more.

Former Rensselaer Mayor Joseph Kapp was killed in an explosion Wednesday at a Schenectady business.

Residents of the City of Rensselaer packed a school cafeteria Thursday night to question state officials about the Dunn landfill.

Concerned citizens, environmental groups and elected officials are ramping up the campaign to close a dump in the city of Rensselaer, New York.

Ongoing environmental concerns have brought a new round of attention to a Rensselaer dump.

The death of longtime Rensselaer Mayor Dan Dwyer set the stage for a change of power in the Hudson River city.

On Election Night, control of several municipalities in the Northeast changed hands.

The Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer faces new state mandates as concern builds over odors and air quality.

Thursday night's community meeting on the Dunn landfill in the city of Rensselaer took an unexpected turn.

In Rensselaer , continued concerns over odors emanating from the Dunn Landfill in the city.

The Rensselaer County Legislature is set to vote tonight on a Solid Waste Moratorium that would impact communities along the Hudson River.

In 2011, BASF opened its environmental education classroom and wildlife habitat at the site of the company’s former manufacturing facility in Rensselaer to the public. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas recently toured the site.

Environmental activists joined concerned citizens in the city of the Rensselaer this weekend to protest the dumping of waste in the city.

The next mayoral election in the city of Rensselaer will be missing a longtime fixture on the ballot. Yesterday, we spoke with the city’s new mayor. Now, Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas has part two of WAMC’s look at the race.

The next mayoral election in the city of Rensselaer will be missing a longtime fixture on the ballot. But as WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports, the new mayor wants to serve a full term.

Funeral services were held this morning for longtime Rensselaer Mayor Dan Dwyer.

Rensselaer City Hall will be closed Monday in observation of the funeral of Mayor Dan Dwyer.

The longtime mayor of Rensselaer has died.  Dan Dwyer’s replacement was sworn in today.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced actions including a fine against the operator of a landfill in the City of Rensselaer.