More than half of all East Coast beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal contamination at least once in 2024, ...

American oyster Oyster reefs once covered roughly 350 square miles of harbor bottom around New York City. Untreated sewage contributed to a severe decline in the oyster population that lasted ...

Poliovirus has been detected in wastewater samples in New York City, suggesting likely local circulation of the virus, according to state and local health officials.

The Hudson flows southward through the Hudson Valley and between New York City and Jersey City, eventually draining into the Atlantic Ocean.

The longtime New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) employee has been identified as the victim of the sewage-boat explosion Saturday morning on the Hudson River in New York City.

New York City’s sewer system is built for the rain of the past—when a notable storm might have meant 1.75 inches of water an hour. It wasn’t built to handle the rainfall from Hurricane Irene ...

A sculpture unveiled in New York's Union Square pays tribute to one of the city's most famous and enduring urban legends: an alligator in the sewer.

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – An off-duty Suffolk County police officer rescued a fisherman who was suffering rapid blood loss after an accident in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, authorities ...

A small diving group in New York City is trying to do its part in undoing the pollution threatening the oceans and aquatic wildlife ...

New York City environmental officials plan to reduce the heavy flow of sewage into Newtown Creek through the construction of a new tunnel that would serve as a major upgrade to the area’s ...