Despite his past pro-environment votes—especially to protect Long Island’s coast—the former New York congressman is expected ...

Schmidt is a climate scientist in New York City. Dr. Hausfather is the climate research ... helping them avoid ...

Wildfires that are raging across New York and New Jersey highlight a new threat to one of the world’s most affluent regions.

The United Nations' annual climate conference continues Wednesday with brief speeches by nations big and small.

President-elect Trump on Monday announced former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection ...

Zeldin was an aggressive backer of subjecting New York to the inherent harms of fracking, and he’s been casually denying the ...

As President-elect Trump’s team is taking shape, we’re learning more about who will take the lead on energy, climate and the ...

The aims of the bills, which include curbing illegal evictions and keeping tenants safe during heatwaves, were broadly ...

Widespread drought in the U.S. sets up the ideal conditions for fire to spread—and humans are making it worse, experts say.

As wildfires raged in New Jersey and New York, health officials closely monitored air quality. Here's what they say about ...

Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain ...

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday, onlookers gawked at a charred hilltop, where newly fallen leaves had already obscured ...