The Department of Environmental Conservation changed the jurisdiction and classifications of freshwater wetlands on Jan. 1.

The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement ...

The author states "In 2024, New York State enacted several laws aimed either at dealing with the adverse impacts of climate ...

New York environmental conservation police officers and forest rangers used a chainsaw to cut through ice to save a freezing moose that had fallen through the ice on Lake ...

Rescuers cut through ice to rescue a trapped moose from a lake in New York on January 16. Video credit: New York State ...

ALBANY, New York — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to nominate a former Biden official as head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Commissioner Sean Mahar emphasized New York’s commitment to ensuring clean drinking water for generations, stating, “The launch of the 2025 Drinking Water Source Protection Program application period ...

Police called in the help of trained DEC staff to get the moose out of the water. DEC Rangers Evan Nahor and Matt Savarie ...

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

Forest rangers and conservation police in New York came to the rescue of a moose that wandered out onto a frozen lake and ...

Authorities are confirming an investigation after someone was caught bringing a large amount of an invasive species to New ...