Wetlands are also really important for New York, because they store carbon in soil, and they're really important ...

A mix of outdoor stories from New York, including information on Region 5 Fisheries staff completing their annual round ...

As previously described in a Jan. 12, 2024 legal alert and a July 12, 2024 legal alert, the New York State Department of Environmental ...

Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced today more than $16 million in Climate Smart Communities Grant awards to ...

Governor Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (Act) into law, making New York the second state (after Vermont) to ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Friday updated drought conditions across the state, returning all 62 New York counties to “normal” status. In cooperation with the state’s Drought ...

Parts of New York State were under a drought watch since early November, and Gov. Kathy Hochul declared all 62 counties ...

After a dry summer and autumn, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has finally lifted the state’s drought status.

After a record-breaking fire season in the Empire State, drought warnings are finally lifted. All New York counties are now ...

Wild pheasant populations have plummeted in New York (as they have in much of the East) over the last few decades, leading ...

These rookie ECO’s will soon head into the workforce after successfully completed an intensive six-month law enforcement ...

A new report released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act claims toxic landfill pollution ...