The New York State Senate confirmed Amanda Lefton to lead the Department of Environmental Conservation, making her the head ...

Packaging Reduction bill has faced a mountain of opposition from industry groups, including more than $2 million for an ad ...

The New York State Senate has passed the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act with a 33-25 vote, marking a ...

New York’s Senate has passed a bill to cut plastic packaging by 30%, ban toxic materials, and make producers cover waste ...

Plans to revive two controversial natural gas pipelines previously blocked in New York renewed the debate between fossil ...

Democrat Sam Sutton won a special election in New York for state Senate in a district President Donald Trump won by a vast ...

The state’s protections could go a long way to combat Trump’s threats that would affect organizations outside of New York ...

The State Senate approves changing the designation of a bit of park land, allowing Mets owner Steve Cohen to bid for a casino ...

Murad Awawdeh, the president of the New York Immigration Coalition, spoke on how the fight over immigration rights has played ...

The bill’s premise is simple. Make less single-use plastic. Producers with annual net revenues over $5 million and those responsible for more than two tons of annual packaging waste would ...

The so-called Medical Aid in Dying Act in NY has passed the Assembly and appears could be headed to a vote in the Senate ...

New York is one of the last states in America that does not allow for wine sales in grocery stores. That could soon change if ...