New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced nine communities, ...

The initiative aims to protect traveling birds and prevent fatal light attraction-related collisions by reducing outdoor ...

With spring on the doorstep, animals who have been in hibernation are starting to emerge. The state Department of Environmental Conservation reminded residents to take precautions to avoid human ...

Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton today reminded New Yorkers to remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the city of Albany teamed up on Thursday to give the ...

State Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced nine communities achieved certification in the latest round of New York state’s Climate Smart Communities ...

One New York State lawmaker says he's had enough of the emissions issue at Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Niagara Falls and is calling on the new commissioner of the DEC to visit Niagara Falls.

The proposal creates a system for selling permits for greenhouse emissions and reinvesting in cleaner energy and lower bills for New Yorkers.

A 50-year mission to restore wild lake trout in Lake Champlain reached a milestone this spring as state and federal agencies ...

State DEC officials are reminding New Yorkers to remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black bears. Throughout the spring and early summer months, black bears have depleted fat ...

Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) warned residents to remove or secure any outdoor food sources that may ...

The DEC advises New Yorkers to avoid feeding or approaching bears, which is dangerous and illegal. Habituated bears can ...