The DEC has announced the return of the First-Time Camper Program for the 2026 season.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced Wednesday the adoption of several changes to reporting and using hunting tags. RELATED: DEC opens deer and bear seasons ...

DEC urges New Yorkers to maintain a safe distance from young wildlife, such as fawns and baby birds, as they are rarely ...

At its core, the website provides overviews of PFAS across key regulatory and program areas, including drinking water, consumer products, and firefighting foam, as well as site investigation and ...

FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. — Two days after WGRZ reported that Great Lakes Cheese violated its discharge permit 20 times between November 2024 and the end of July 2025, the New York State Department of ...

(NEWS10) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conversation is asking visitors to natural areas to stop littering. The agency recently posted photos on Twitter of trash left behind by ...

In April 2026, a New York court annulled NYSDEC's new freshwater wetlands regulations (promulgated under the 2022 Amendments ...

According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), there are about 2,000 dry cleaning facilities in New York state that use perchloroethylene ("perc") as the solvent in ...

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — Details provided by NYSDEC Tuesday, confirm the massive snake found by Albany Water Dept. employees Friday, was killed "in self-defense." According to the environmental ...

In New York State, we are fortunate to sit at the confluence of both scientific and Indigenous ecological knowledge systems that contribute to our care for this rich, diverse landscape. The programs ...