Environment

This spring, the city plans to plant 600 native trees near the intersection of Dewey and Driving Park avenues using a technique that's supposed to create fast-growing forests.

They'll help fund projects ranging from expanding trails and planting trees to installing electric vehicle chargers and transitioning parks maintenance operations to electric-powered equipment.

It urges state policymakers to require districts to install filtered fountains and fixtures, and to help them pay for the equipment.

Rochester has been chosen to participate in the Youth Climate Action Fund. The initiative through Bloomberg Philanthropies aims to fund local climate solutions.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday that the state is reviewing its options after a federal judge in Syracuse struck down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act.

The North Country project is part of an effort to bring graphite mining back to the United States.

A weedkiller settlement will fund an urban pollinator project at the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence.

The nonprofit preserves and protects natural lands, farms, and waterways in an eight-county region, with a special focus on Monroe and Wayne Counties.

The controversial plant in the Finger Lakes has rebranded with a new business model that may conflict with Gov. Kathy Hochul's pause on new data centers.

A New York state initiative to reduce fossil fuel reliance and bolster alternative fuel advancements is getting a financial boost.