On Aug. 7, 1978, President Jimmy Carter declared a federal health emergency at Love Canal after years of health concerns among area residents. Take a look at The Buffalo News' coverage from 1978.

The devastating Texas Hill Country floods over the Fourth of July weekend have taken the lives of at least 108 ...

As New York City celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding, National Geographic looks back on more than a century of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced over $20 million in awards for two key programs that support clean water initiatives across the state: the Green Innovation Grant Program and Wastewater ...

North Tonawanda is celebrating its first step of a $2 million extension of the Erie Canal bike path. “As we break ground ...

A great time for a waterfall hike is a day or two after a heavy rainfall. Cascades that are merely pretty in dry weather can quickly become spectacular after a good soaking. Rain that has fallen on ...

Lake Erie is the shallowest of the Great Lakes but bests its cousins in several other ways. Find out more about all the Great ...

Sierra Leone's victory in the Grade I Whitney Stakes at Saratoga Race Course keeps him at the top of the Classic Division but ...

The cocktails have names only Canadians understand, like “TVO Kids” and “Hadfield.” Everywhere, there is knowing Canadian ...

One hundred and fifty years ago this month, Nyack faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportions. A series of powerful ...

The McDade Recreational Trail extends for 31 miles along the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River, providing an excellent way to experience the diverse habitats within the recreation area.

Events like Katrina exposed a critical dilemma for us: the growing magnitude of climate and weather disasters and the extraordinary challenges we face as we try to respond to them. And yet Donald ...