The second word in “solar farm” can sound like a misnomer. Often solar panels sit on former agricultural land, but...

Tucked in a corner of a medium-security state prison site is a little-known, rarely seen 19th-century mansion that has fascinated...

A high-design Cornell project shows how quirky but desirable ash wood can be reclaimed for construction.

To understand the challenges at the root of municipal recycling programs, check out a video clip from the TV satire...

Last year, New York State established itself as a leader in climate action when the Legislature passed and Gov. Andrew...

Joel Kovel was laid to rest directly in the Hudson Valley ground, his body in a wicker casket pulled on...

Adam Dylan was a professional landscape designer by day, casual backyard gardener by night. Tending his family’s raised beds of...

Plastic isn’t just a pollution problem or a health problem — it also has a massive impact on the environment....

Half. That’s the percentage of glass containers manufactured in the United States that ends up in landfills every year. Despite...

A decade ago, Bryan Meador was an art student in New York City alienated by too much concrete. He felt...

These days the Hudson River can feel like a car barrier — something to cross on a bridge or drive...

by Laura Covello What if there were one easy way to put more food on the table for less money,...

“When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having,...

New Year’s Day is long gone, and so are a lot of the well-intentioned resolutions we made. But that’s never...

Enjoying outdoor exercise helps boost our immune system and relieve stress, which has never been more important. But while a...

Americans use more than 100 billion plastic bags a year — and until recently, nearly a fifth of them were...

UN researchers estimate that 1 million plant and animal species face extinction. Meanwhile, January 2020 was the warmest in the...

Since 2005, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille faced adversity of biblical proportions. First, flooding from Hurricane Katrina significantly...

Shipping, which transports 90 percent of the world’s globally traded goods, accounts for 3% of annual greenhouse gas emissions. This...

Achieving the Cuomo administration’s ambitious goal to produce all electricity from non-carbon sources by 2040 will require lots of ingenuity.

Underhill solar farm in Poughkeepsie, which went on line in 2019, was one of New York’s first solar arrays developed...