President-elect Donald Trump has picked a prominent vaccine skeptic to lead the nation’s sprawling public health apparatus.

Though rain has fallen across New York in recent days and more precipitation is expected, climatologists predict the ...

New Jersey’s governor declared a drought warning. Black Hawk helicopters scooped water from a lake to dump on a burning ...

Dry conditions in the Northeast are worsening, creating a scenario for fire danger in the region to persist, an updated map from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows. The worst of the drought conditions are ...

Parched fields and damaging blazes: The Northeast drought and wildfires in photos More than 58% of the Northeast is in ...

This week, 49 states are experiencing “moderate drought or worse,” according to the U.S. government. That means more than 149 ...

The National Weather Service says the mid-Hudson Valley will see another rain-free weekend with sunny days and cold nights.

Schools and roads are closed as Greenwood Lake prepares for heavy smoke caused by firefighters' big push against the Jennings ...

Efforts to contain the Jennings Creek Wildfire continued Wednesday with a new set of challenges on its sixth day near the New ...

A 14-year-old boy faces arson charges for allegedly starting a wildfire in New Jersey amid drought conditions in the region, ...

Murphy said policies aiming to tackle climate change are crucial “more than ever” as the state faces severe drought and wildfires.

The U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded most of the Berkshires to its heightened danger category, and no rainfall is in sight ...