Some fish caught in New York lakes and rivers may be unsafe to eat due to elevated levels of chemicals known as PFAS​, state ...

The region’s largest water supplier is spending more than $10 million over the next several months on projects in the City of Tonawanda, the villages of Depew, Blasdell and Hamburg and the Town of ...

The class-action lawsuit accused officials of turning a blind eye to horrifying living conditions at the Riverhead and ...

Suffolk County has agreed to an $18 million settlement with inmates at the county's jails over allegations of unsanitary ...

The Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA) is holding three public "scoping sessions" in June as it prepares an Environmental ...

The water authority, as lead agency, determined that the project is likely to have adverse environmental impacts and should ...

Fertilizers are creating toxic algae blooms that hurt animals and kill marine life, but natural landscaping techniques have been slow to catch on with homeowners.

RIVERHEAD, N.Y., April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Montauk Distilling Co., a leading craft distillery located in Riverhead NY, is pleased ... It is our love for the water and storied beaches ...

New York’s attorney ... Island's main source of drinking water and includes more than 100,000 acres of public and private lands in eastern Brookhaven, southern Riverhead and western Southampton.

The U.S. Navy has agreed to test more Calverton residential drinking ... of New York State standards, such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) believed to have come from the NWIRP, ...

At the open house, residents can inquire if their property is within the designated sample area and schedule an appointment to have their drinking water well tested and talk one-on-one and ask ...

As much as 94 percent of New Yorkers on public drinking water sourced ... A chart showing the percentage of public water supply sourced from groundwater in New York predicted to have PFAS ...