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    Landfill lawsuit could set tone for NY’s Green Amendment
    News, NY State News
    Landfill lawsuit could set tone for NY’s Green Amendment
    RICK KARLIN Times Union 
    Dec 15, 2022
    ALBANY (TNS) — When New Yorkers last year passed the state’s new Green Amendment, it was unclear what impact it would have on environmental law. Some ...
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    NY DEC: Turkey hunters can use No. 9 shot in 2022
    News, Outdoors, Western New York
    NY DEC: Turkey hunters can use No. 9 shot in 2022
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Sep 01, 2022
    New York state is updating statewide turkey hunting regulations by changing the minimum shot size hunters can use from No. 8 to No. 9. The state Depar...
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    State finishes New York State Birding Trail with local sites
    News
    State finishes New York State Birding Trail with local sites
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Aug 30, 2022
    ALLEGANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the grand opening of the final three regions of the New York State Bi...
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    State & Union: DEC urges caution with campfires
    News
    State & Union: DEC urges caution with campfires
    Aug 20, 2022
    New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s commissioner urges New Yorkers to practice the utmost safety when building campfires, and co...
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    Rangers, DEC firefighters working to contain Adirondack wildfire
    News, NY State News
    Rangers, DEC firefighters working to contain Adirondack wildfire
    Times Union, Albany 
    Aug 11, 2022
    NORTHHUDSON(TNS)— State forest rangers and DEC civilian firefighters are in their fifth day of working to contain a wildfire that is impacting 5 to 6 ...
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    State & Union: DEC tracking new threat to beech trees
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News
    State & Union: DEC tracking new threat to beech trees
    Jul 15, 2022
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is concerned about a new threat to beech trees — beech leaf disease (BLD), found in 35 cou...
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    DEC cautions on campfires, brush burning due to dry weather
    News
    DEC cautions on campfires, brush burning due to dry weather
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Jul 14, 2022
    If you’re planning a campfire this summer, think ahead to prevent wildfires, state officials said Thursday. New York State Department of Environmental...
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    NY denies permit for crypto-mining power plant near Seneca Lake
    News, NY State News
    NY denies permit for crypto-mining power plant near Seneca Lake
    TIM KNAUSS syracuse.com 
    Jun 30, 2022
    DRESDEN (TNS) — New York state regulators today denied an air permit to a natural gas-fueled power plant near Seneca Lake that used most of the electr...
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    Spring turkey season set to open on Sunday
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    Spring turkey season set to open on Sunday
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Apr 28, 2022
    ALBANY — A much-anticipated rite of spring by many hunters is coming this Sunday in all of Upstate New York — spring turkey season. ”May is a great ti...
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    State & Union: New DEC trail supporter patches available
    News
    State & Union: New DEC trail supporter patches available
    Jan 05, 2022
    Conservationists, hikers or anyone who appreciates New York state’s incredible access to trails can rep their support with the latest New York state t...
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    NY’s polystyrene foam ban takes effect Saturday
    Business, News, NY State News
    NY’s polystyrene foam ban takes effect Saturday
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Dec 30, 2021
    ALBANY — Department of Environmental Conservation reminds New Yorkers that the state’s ban on expanded polystyrene foam containers and “packing peanut...
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    DEC: Methane from drilling ‘most likely’ caused house blast in Allegany
    Cattaraugus County, News, Western New York
    DEC: Methane from drilling ‘most likely’ caused house blast in Allegany
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 20, 2021
    ALLEGANY — Two years to the day after the explosion of a West Branch Road home, the state Department of Environmental Conservation issued a report Thu...
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    2 years after home explosion, Allegany couple waits for answers
    News, Western New York
    2 years after home explosion, Allegany couple waits for answers
    RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
    Nov 18, 2021
    ALLEGANY — It was two years ago today that Ronald and Betty Jo Volz’s home on West Branch Road was shattered by a violent explosion soon after everyon...
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    DEC updates regs on Wildlife Management Areas
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    DEC updates regs on Wildlife Management Areas
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Nov 04, 2021
    ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the adoption of new regulations governing the public use of Wildlife Ma...
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    State & Union: Conservationists ask, leave the bats alone
    News
    State & Union: Conservationists ask, leave the bats alone
    Oct 22, 2021
    We’re coming up on Halloween and among the many spooky symbols that illustrate the season are bats. But while bats are indeed scary looking — and they...
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    NY’s new catch-and-release trout season opens Saturday
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    NY’s new catch-and-release trout season opens Saturday
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Oct 11, 2021
    New York state’s new catch-and-release trout stream season begins Saturday, expanding fishing opportunities in fall’s cooled waterways that hold trout...
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    Olean police fatally shot black bear last week
    News
    Olean police fatally shot black bear last week
    Kellen Quigley kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
    Aug 19, 2021
    OLEAN — A black bear was shot and killed by Olean police in the city shortly after midnight Aug. 13. Police Chief Ron Richardson reported Thursday two...
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    NY’s 2021-22 hunting and trapping licenses on sale
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
    NY’s 2021-22 hunting and trapping licenses on sale
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Aug 04, 2021
    ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said Wednesday that hunting and trapping licenses and deer management permits (DM...
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    State & Union: DEC asks for evidence of invasive beetle
    News
    State & Union: DEC asks for evidence of invasive beetle
    Jul 30, 2021
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is asking swimming pool owners to participate in the state’s annual Asian longhorned beetl...
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    Operator of Upstate gas station that caused cars to break down: ‘We will make this right’
    News, NY State News
    Operator of Upstate gas station that caused cars to break down: ‘We will make this right’
    JAMES McCLENDON syracuse.com 
    Jul 25, 2021
    SYRACUSE (TNS) — The operator of aCentral New Yorkgas station said he will do everything possible to make things right for his customers after multipl...
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    Robert E. Stephens
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE --- Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
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    David W. Leaskey
    David W. Leaskey
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
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    David W. Leaskey
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    David W. Leaskey SALAMANCA --- David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness. ...
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    Ruth M. Baillargeon
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Ruth M. Baillargeon,  mother, grandmother, sister BELFAST --- Ruth M. Baillargeon, 82, of Belfast, New York, passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at High...
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    Robert E. Stephens
    Julie Keim 
    June 16, 2025
    Robert E. Stephens PORTVILLE === Robert E. Stephens of 24 Finch Street, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 at the Cuba Memorial Skilled Nursing Faci...
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    Another NY legislative session of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities
    Commentary, Opinion
    Another NY legislative session of missed opportunities, misplaced priorities
    By SEN. GEORGE BORRELLO 
    June 16, 2025
    Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about what’s happening in Albany — but the failures keep repeating. This year was no different. Whil...
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