The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the alert due to elevated levels of fine particulate matter in the air. Air Quality Index (AQI) values are forecasted to rise above ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for fine particulate matter, in effect from midnight Saturday through midnight Sunday night.

Readings had stablized to around 100 across upstate Sunday afternoon, according to the DEC — which still meant air was unhealthy for sensitive groups. WATCH New York air quality map ...

ALBANY, New York — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul is not ruling out a mid-decade redrawing of New York’s House lines, as deep red Texas and Ohio move to reshape their maps through redistricting.