Former labor organizer Amanda Lefton is taking the reins from Sean Mahar, who oversaw the department as interim commissioner for a tumultuous 11 months. Acting state Department of Environmental ...

Albany’s Pine Bush Preserve is getting $5 million in state funding for improvements and enhancements to the Discovery Center, which serves as an educational meeting point for thousands of ...

New York’s legislative session concludes on Thursday, June 12, and lawmakers have been busy in the chamber following the state budget passage that was finally realized in May, six weeks after the ...

New York will launch its 12th annual Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) on Monday, June 9, with a full slate of public ...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation reminds water recreationists to "Clean. Drain. Dry." boats, trailers, ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has greenlighted a plan to help curb phosphorus — and the harmful ...

Aging population and anti-immigration rhetoric in rich countries are forcing companies building electricity infrastructure to ...

Paul Bailie of Cohoes, an Iraq War veteran, was promoted to colonel and assumed command of the New York Army National Guard’s ...

A major water quality initiative for one of New York’s most pristine lakes has officially cleared its final hurdle. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the confirmation of three members of her cabinet in a recent press release. “New Yorkers deserve ...

A lakeside community in Orleans County is getting help from the state to protect against flooding and other water-related ...