Environment

After a lengthy pandemic-fueled delay, the county’s “Smart Communities” program is now being rolled out and New Paltz village trustees...

It’s too easy to live in a place as beautiful as the Hudson Valley region and con ourselves into thinking...

Volunteers working to keep New Paltz a leading community in efforts to stem the destruction of human-caused climate change would...

A September 6 report classified the entire Hudson Valley under some form of drought ranging from “abnormally dry” to "moderate"...

The Woodstock Environmental Commission (WEC) wants some help from the town to get more people to compost and reduce the...

The small southwest corner of Hasbrouck Park in the Village of New Paltz just became a municipal gold mine. In...

The huge system run by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was a week ago at 72.0 percent of...

Owners of the company applying to build Farmers Choice Dispensary at 1 Old Route 299 in New Paltz have received...

As the drought continues despite some rainy relief, wildlife has taken unusual measures to seek food and drink, increasing conflicts...

In over 30 years writing about our wonderful corner of the Catskills, I’ve danced around this topic numerous times, sometimes...

(Updated Sep. 3 at 11am ET) The Napanoch Point fire is now 75 percent contained, according to the Ulster County...

New federal rules to protect Americans from lead in their drinking water are coming down the pipeline, and Village of...

As people move towards the rivers for recreation and some cooling respite from the August heat, they need to be...

Ulster County’s Sustainable Green Fleet policy is running so far ahead of schedule that the county is considering a local...

A proposed housing subdivision on 147 acres off Glasco Turnpike and Plochmann Lane appears to be what some are calling an...

The picturesque land formation, known as the Rondout Uplands, was identified as a priority “conservation target” in the Open Space...

Minutes ago, a citywide Drought Emergency was declared for all City of Kingston water customers. City officials told residents in...

There’s an emerging consensus that two of the three duplex cottages proposed for the expansion of Woodland Pond in New...

Voters in Olive’s Shokan hamlet will decide September 24 if the town will establish a sewer district. If approved, the...

New Paltz's open space fund is up past half a million dollars, benefiting from a sharp rise in real estate...