Three Republican state senators are demanding strict new limits on two industrial contaminants that have been found in water sources in three areas in New York state.
The deadline for a New York state council to report on recommended limits for several emerging contaminants in drinking water has passed without any regulations proposed.
County leaders from across New York state are urging state and federal environmental officials to set higher standards for industrial chemicals that have contaminated some communities' water.
Municipalities with infrastructure projects that protect or improve local water quality can get some of the $275 million in funding available from New York state.
New York regulators will revise permitting rules for certain large dairy farms after a court ruled in favor of environmental groups claiming current rules don't comply with the federal Clean Water Act.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office is defending the state's response to an upstate village's chemically contaminated water supply after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon said his administration "ignored" the problem.
State employees working in the Albany office building that's the tallest in upstate New York are drinking bottled water after a chemical used in mothballs was detected in water samples.