Max Bearak is a Times reporter who writes about global energy and climate policies and new approaches to reducing greenhouse ...

Wildfires brought on by extreme dry conditions have left parts of the East Coast in a dangerous haze this weekend.

New York City had a weekend of mostly blue skies marred by acrid smoke and air-quality advisories after a series of brush ...

Wildfires continue to burn around the tri-state as red flag warnings remain and drought conditions persist. The fires are ...

One of several wildfires in New Jersey has threatened 55 structures as it burns through the Pompton Lakes area.

New York City awoke Saturday to the smell of smoke, which hung over the city as several wildfires burned in the region, ...

New York City is under a drought watch during an exceptionally warm and dry Autumn that is affecting the Northeast.

Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Tuesday. He defeated Democrat Rob Lubin, a founder of a sports fashion marketplace who was making his ...

New York City officials on Monday explained several measures residents of the five boroughs should take to conserve water ...

He had been arrested 20 times for civil disobedience, including the day before, when he and two others sat in the middle of ...