pollution

Untreated industrial waste, sewage, and chemical runoff severely contaminated this NYS lake, causing it to become one of the most polluted in the United States.

Pollution will be big business, producing an expected $1 billion in revenue for New York State with Governor Kathy Hochul's new plan.

New York State is home to the #1 most polluted lake in America.

New York has the distinction of being the only state with two lakes among the top 10 most polluted in America.

Don't go in the water! An article in today's Buffalo News confirms what we've all been suspecting: Woodlawn Beach is one of the most polluted beaches in the country. Still, it's not odd to find some 200 cars parked on the site and a packed beach as Western New Yorkers try and beat the heat.

The environment might be slowly improving, but we still have a long way to go to avoid the day when Gucci and Nike start selling fashionable gas masks for our daily wardrobe.

According to a new poll from Gallup, Americans are less concerned about pollution than they have been at any time since 1990, when the polling company started regularly surveying attitudes on the subject.