By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jul. 23--ALBANY -- A proposed law to make it easier for natural gas companies to use an environmentally risky underground drilling technique sits on Gov. David Paterson's desk with a deadline today his signature.

By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Jul. 22--ALBANY -- A proposed law to make it easier for natural gas companies to use an environmentally risky underground drilling technique sits on Gov. David Paterson's desk with a deadline Wednesday for his signature.

By Brian Nearing, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Dec. 24--ALBANY -- In an era in which empty fields often turn into housing subdivisions and commuters seem willing to make ever-longer treks, the state is looking at how to slow the spread of unchecked suburban expansion.

By Alan Wechsler, Albany Times Union, N.Y. Sep. 6--KINGSTON -- When the news conference was over, Judith Enck walked up to environmental advocate Eric Goldstein and handed him a 28-page contract to sign. When he did, she gave him a hug. "So, we did it!" said Enck, Gov.

By Mark Johnson Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer named two top environmental officials for his administration on Thursday, giving a key spot to the woman who helped him shape his environmental policy as attorney general and another to a longtime Democratic assemblyman.