Environment

Environment

Story image: Air quality alert issued for NYC as smoke from New Jersey wildfires reaches Brooklyn

Air quality alert issued for NYC as smoke from New Jersey wildfires reaches Brooklyn

An Air Quality Health Advisory is in effect through midnight Thursday for Brooklyn and the rest of the NYC metro area, as smoke from a fast-moving wildfire in New Jersey drifts into the region.

Story image: Turn to Tara: PFAS toxins found in tri-state water supply

Turn to Tara: PFAS toxins found in tri-state water supply

Story image: 'It's terrifying!' Flatbush tenants describe living with rats

'It's terrifying!' Flatbush tenants describe living with rats

Story image: Federal government halts offshore wind energy project

Federal government halts offshore wind energy project

Story image: Billions of cicadas set to buzz East Coast

Billions of cicadas set to buzz East Coast

The second-largest cicada brood, which surfaces every 17 years, will crawl out when soil temperatures hit 64 degrees.

Story image: be Well: Companion planting

be Well: Companion planting