The region is grappling with a widespread toxic algae bloom that is impacting water supplies and recreational boating and swimming, according to environmental organizations and the state Department of ...

As New Yorkers choked through another day of poor air quality – driven by ongoing Canadian wildfires – another environmental threat looms, this one found in the state’s surface waters. The threat of ...

Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening ...