"DEC has announced updated regulations to protect an additional one million acres of freshwater wetlands across the state", began a recent post from the NYS DEC (below). After explaining the benefits ...

Amid community concerns about the emission of a cancer-causing chemical, from the Goodyear plant in Niagara Falls, a spokesperson for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says ...

"There’s no training manual on how to get a moose out of the ice," said one of the DEC officers involved in the rescue.

Wildlife officials rescued a moose that fell through the ice and got trapped in Indian Lake, New York, on Thursday.

New York State has finalized its HFC regulations, which includes banning the sale of bulk high-GWP refrigerants. This could ...

On Friday, January 3, Forest Rangers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) got word of a ...

One of the changes connected to the regulation updates won’t come until 2028, which will reduce the size requirement for ...

Conservation easement protects Black River Valley water quality The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy have teamed up for the acquisition of a 768-acre ...

Big changes to New York’s environmental conservation law took effect on Jan. 1, increasing regulated freshwater wetlands by ...

New York State officials were called to help a pair of hikers who were both struck by falling ice near a waterfall ...