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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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

If you’re planning a campfire this summer, think ahead to prevent wildfires, state officials said Thursday. New York State Department of Environmental...

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...

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...

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...

ALBANY — Department of Environmental Conservation reminds New Yorkers that the state’s ban on expanded polystyrene foam containers and “packing peanut...

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...

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...

ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the adoption of new regulations governing the public use of Wildlife Ma...

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...

New York state’s new catch-and-release trout stream season begins Saturday, expanding fishing opportunities in fall’s cooled waterways that hold trout...

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...

ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said Wednesday that hunting and trapping licenses and deer management permits (DM...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is asking swimming pool owners to participate in the state’s annual Asian longhorned beetl...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — The operator of aCentral New Yorkgas station said he will do everything possible to make things right for his customers after multipl...