department of environmental conservation

SYRACUSE — We’ve done some research on persistent questions about New York’s upcoming plastic bag ban. Here are some results, according to the state D...

The woodchuck Punxsutawney Phil is disturbed from his winter sleep every Feb. 2 for a traditional spectacle. This winter, wildlife biologists with the...

1) Cathy Young resigns as GOP hit hard statewide State Sen. Catharine Young of Olean served for 13 years representing the 57th Senate District before ...

ALLEGANY — Residents of the West Branch and Four Mile roads area, where a house exploded last month, have been informed that oil drilling in their val...

ALBANY — The Cuomo administration is banning use of chlorpyrifos, a chemical that is widely used in farming. While lawmakers had earlier passed a bill...

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has quietly commissioned a study of the ins and outs of expanding New York’s bottle bill t...

A special youth-only pheasant hunting weekend in Western New York is set for Oct. 12-13. The hunt occurs one week prior to the regular pheasant huntin...

ALLEGANY — An Allegany man has pleaded not guilty to several misdemeanors and violations stemming from the seizure at his home of hundreds of reptiles...

GOWANDA — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers and Gowanda Ambulance personnel responded this past weekend to rescue...

OLEAN — More upgrades are on the way at the city’s wastewater facilities following a discharge into the Allegheny River earlier this month. “A dry dis...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued its annual summer request for participation in the Division of Lands and Forests’ A...

ALLEGANY — An Allegany man pleaded not guilty in Allegany Village Court Tuesday to charges related to the seizure of hundreds of reptiles from his hom...

OLEAN — Are there too many deer in Olean? Rising populations — and rising complaints — have led to city officials considering how to handle deer in a ...

From local boys heading off to Boy Scout camp to a big break for “Wiggle” Wurm, from a new plan for downtown to a fun Big 30 all-star game, here’s a l...

OLEAN — The city of Olean, already mandated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to spend at least $250,000 a year on sewer ...

ALLEGANY — Nearly 11 months after seizing almost 300 reptiles and turtles from a home on Union Street, the state Department of Environmental Conservat...

At a time of year that black bears will soon be on the move, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is urging people to be carefu...

As the Southern Tier edges — and we emphasize slowly edges — toward spring, the requisite warning about the dangers of open burning in dry, windy cond...