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“Drunken forests” in Alaska are just another sign of melting permafrost

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — In parts of Alaska, the ground is sinking so much that trees are growing almost horizontally. It's an area scientists...

Governor Cuomo Announces Winners of $3 Million Clean Energy Competition for Colleges and Universitie

Teams at University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Suffolk County Community College Are Awarded Nearly $1 Million...

DEC Announces Three New Bronze Certified Climate Smart Communities and Tompkins County as the Fourth

New York State's Climate Smart Communities Certification program, announced in 2014, recognizes demonstrated accomplishments in the...

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

Image: An annotated map of the world showing notable climate events that occurred in August 2018. For details, see the bulleted list...

Governor Cuomo Announces the Completion of the Largest Community Solar Project in Tompkins County

373 Households Benefit from Town of Enfield's 2.3-Megawatt Solar Array Supports Governor Cuomo's Mandate to Have Half of the State's...

Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 200 Communities Have Earned Clean Energy Community Designation

Central New York Communities Designated or Participating in NYSERDA's Clean Energy Communities Program More Than 200 Communities Across...

New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHUTTERSTOCK New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York will utilize the $127.7 million received from...

Governor Cuomo Announces $15 Million Investment in SUNY Clean Energy Workforce Development & Tra

Nearly $6 Million Awarded to Campuses to Train More Clean Energy Workers as Part of Governor Cuomo's Climate Jobs NY More Than $9...

Arctic’s strongest sea ice breaks up for first time on record

Usually frozen waters open up twice this year in phenomenon scientists described as scary Scientists say thinning of the sea ice has...

2018 is on pace to be the 4th-hottest year on record

Sunburned? You're not the only one. According to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2018 is on pace to...

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NYPA Putting Offshore Wind Education into STEM Programs

More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar

GE Wants to Build Offshore Wind Blade, Nacelle Manufacturing Sites in New York

JFK’s New Terminal One to host New York City’s largest rooftop solar array

ESF professors, administrators involved in ‘most ambitious climate law in the nation’