pollution

Buffalo-area politicians and climate advocates are showing support for legislation to penalize companies with a history of high pollution contributions.

While there is a lot of anger at the former Tonawanda Coke plant, opponents are showing some differing points of view on what to do about the…

The Niagara Falls Water Board says things are turning around at its troubled Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant became internationally infamous in July…

A unique educational campaign has been launched that blends science and creativity to red-flag the dangers of plastic pollution.More than a thousand…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed state regulators to investigate wastewater discharges that turned the water near the base of Niagara Falls black last…

Eighteen Mile Creek in Niagara County is badly polluted, so much so that the state health department doesn’t want people to eat the fish. But the toxic…

A new study finds there is still plenty of dirty air around Western New York.The study carries a confrontational name: "Our Health at Risk: Why Are…

Pollution and other problems plague areas all over the Great Lakes region. And they can make drinking or swimming dangerous. There’s plenty of blame to...

On a tiny beach at Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, N.Y., Nate Drag scans the sand and driftwood. He's part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, and he helps…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to go ahead with cleaning up Eighteen Mile Creek in Lockport, but it will not be soon. It also is not…