The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has unveiled a new online tool for reporting suspected ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has scheduled at least two upcoming webinars to explain the state’s new ...

Cornell University ecologists and colleagues have developed a new model that captures the abundance of wildlife species in a ...

Jurisdictional determination is just another point of contention for some regarding New York’s Freshwater Wetlands Act. “Not one size fits all,” said Jim Wehrfritz of the Chautauqua Lake Property ...

State officials completed work on draft regulations to implement Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pollution pricing and climate funding ...

Romulus, N.Y. — Bird flu has been detected in the Finger Lakes region The New York State Department of Environmental ...

Nearly 1,000 acres of the Adirondacks just earned the protection needed to remain wonderfully wild. New York has purchased ...

Greenidge has operated without a valid air permit since its latest renewal denial by the DEC in May 2024. Under state ...

The state has purchased 965 acres near Cranberry Lake in the northwestern Adirondacks, the state Department of Environmental ...

Winter began Dec. 21, 2024 and has brought sub-zero temperatures to the Southern Tier of late. Here's how far we are from ...

The New York State DEC is encouraging hikers to avoid trails in the higher elevations, as a winter storm brings snow and extreme cold ...