A proposal in the state Legislature that would require a steep drop in non-recyclable packaging faces fierce opposition from ...

Walk through a neighborhood on trash collection day in New York City. The bags can be piled as high as seven feet. And ...

Bergen, Norway, has been building one of the world’s most advanced trash systems in its 955-year-old city center.

Lawmakers in Albany say sewage sludge, or waste collected in homes and factories that's used as a fertilizer alternative, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Department of Sanitation facility on the West Shore has been turning out compost — dubbed “black gold ...

Many Northeast states are among the nation's leaders in protecting the environment, according to a new study.SmileHub ...

The program kick-started on city property last week — and is expected to cost nearly $600,000 annually for the ...

In late May 2025, a New York Times article detailed a supposed combined effort between the U.S. federal government and the ...

Planned programs to protect dunes and beaches on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens are eroded by broken promises from Trump’s ...

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction restricting the Department of Government Efficiency's access to Office of ...

From exaggerated savings projections, to layoffs, to endangering Americans’ security and life-endangering cuts, Elon Musk’s ...