The results of a 12-year study involving 400,000 pregnant women found that breathing polluted air during the second trimester increases the risk of premature birth.

High fire danger impacting millions of people across New York and New Jersey is forecast to last through the weekend, as the ...

Amtrak service between New York Penn Station and New Haven is expected to be suspended until Wednesday afternoon after a fire ...

As efforts to battle a wildfire on the New Jersey/New York border continue, much of southern New York is now under a red flag ...

A New York state-wide burn ban went into effect Tuesday, and will continue until Nov. 30, due to increased risk of wildfires ...

Firefighters managed to contain a large brush fire in Brooklyn's Prospect Park Friday night, officials with the New York City Fire Department said. Four engine companies will remain on the scene ...

In Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on Sunday, onlookers gawked at a charred hilltop, where newly fallen leaves had already obscured the scorched earth of Friday’s 2-acre brushfire. Some respected two “Do Not ...

After meager rainfall Sunday night, we’re back to extreme fire danger in the tri-state area Tuesday.  A red flag warning is ...

Of the 15 wildfires currently burning across New York state, the two largest are in Ulster and Orange counties, state officials said Monday.