The new regulation is one component of a carbon pricing program the governor once supported but is now trying to walk back.

A New York union said that the state running with just 81% of its maximum number of conservation officers makes it harder to protect wildlife and the environment.

Yesterday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released its final regulations to establish a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (...) ...

Environmental groups’ lawsuit against New York state for approving a permit for a new natural gas pipeline aims, in part, to ...

Land including a cottage Teddy Roosevelt stayed at while climbing Mount Marcy will be protected from future development under ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Nov. 26 the acquisition of approximately 1,624 acres of conservation easement on lands in northern New York from the Open Space ...

State regulators just took a big step in the fight against climate change. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) finalized a new greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting rule, ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced on Wednesday that it had acquired about 1,624 acres of conservation easement on two separate areas of land from the Open Space Institute, ...

Contamination was caused by a foundry which previously operated at the location, DEC said.

Today, the Hochul administration filed an appeal of the Albany Supreme Court’s decision that the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (...) ...

The New York State Conservation Council is preparing for committee appointments for the upcoming year of 2026.