The cause of the wildfires that swept through part of Long Island, New York, over the weekend is believed to have been a ...
Fires are tied to the history of the pine barrens, now at 105,000 acres, down from what experts believe at one time was a quarter of a million acres.
The wildfires began accidentally when someone in Suffolk County tried to light a fire to make s’mores, officials said. They ...
A state of emergency was declared by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and around 100 fire companies were reportedly deployed.
Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly. The fires were spewing thick gray smoke ...
The last of four blazes that began in Suffolk County on Saturday has been put out, but Long Island and the Hudson Valley ...
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine said last night the wildfire in the Westhampton pine barrens is nearly 80% contained. The ...
In a significant victory for environmental protection, New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against a ...