Environment

In a 4-1 decision, an appellate court ruled as unconstitutional a section of New York state law prohibiting farmworkers from organizing and bargaining collectively.

The Town of Huntington has approved spending millions to upgrade and improve the Greenlawn and South Huntington Water Districts.

Nassau County legislators are expected to vote Monday to ban takeout food containers, cups and other packaging materials made of polystyrene foam commonly known as Styrofoam.

No, these bees are not dangerous for the all-star lineup of golfers playing the PGA Championship or the estimated 200,000 fans in attendance at Bethpage State Park.

New York State regulators cited potential "water-quality violations" in rejecting an application for a contested natural gas pipeline to the region, but left room for future approval.

The developer of Syosset Park is ending its sale agreement with Oyster Bay for property adjacent to the Long Island Expressway, saying the town defaulted by failing to pay fees, according to court filings.

Animal rights groups cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China in a small victory for efforts to save the country's endangered species.

Environmental advocates argue that giving counties and cities a choice to opt out of a fee is bad policy and not good for the environment.

A team of divers examining a sunken World War II tanker off Long Island's South Shore have found eight tanks containing oil, one with a pinhole through which oil has been leaking, officials said.

The 37-foot humpback found stranded in Westhampton -- the first large whale beached in New York this year -- had skull fractures and "extensive" bruising, discovered in a necropsy, authorities said.