Will a Fear of Fires Burn New York?
Prescribed burns are banned in New York’s largest tracts of forest, but some rangers say they need to torch the brush to save the trees.
“We are so ignorant when it comes to fire management in New York state.”
From left: a firefighter saws a tree amid wildfires in Nova Scotia; a dead tree once struck by lighting stands in the Adirondacks.
From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.
The governor promised to fill the chronically understaffed Board of Parole. Nearly half of her nominations have ended in disaster.
Hundreds of Child Victims Act cases have been filed against New York schools, some over accused serial offenders that could leave districts with tens of millions of dollars in liability.
The retiree says a local rooftop solar company and its partners forged her signature to sign her up for a loan she could not afford.
New York’s consumer advocacy groups struggle to compete with well-funded utilities and corporations. Lawmakers want to level the playing field.
Hochul says she’s working with the legislature to replace congestion pricing, but key legislators say they aren’t aware of any conversations.