The first storm dumped over a foot of snow in parts of the Appalachians and mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C., which was blanketed by over 6 inches of snowfall on Tuesday. The White House, ...

One hundred years ago, the Hudson River overflowed its banks, threatening a major flooding disaster in the city of Albany.

Callers have been swamping Capitol Hill in record numbers, voicing concerns over cuts to federal programs​ and other Trump administration actions.

New York’s heart broke for L.A. as our sister city burned. For those of us who had the ugly but fundamentally human thought ...

Councilmembers and the NYC Comptroller's Office have raised concerns about the city’s ability to handle climate emergencies.

New York City could lose more than 19,000 homes to flooding in the next 15 years, according to a report from the Regional ...

Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants ...

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The directive is the Trump administration’s attempt to force federal workers between choosing to accept a legally fraught “buyout” and being terminated. Hawaiian Airline’s flight 22 had to ...

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He said he is in favor of "incremental improvements" to drainage on the brook, really anything to alleviate flooding that he experienced in 2021 during Tropical Storm Ida. "We're not looking to ...