The New Y ork State Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, recently announced that they have awarded $342,500 to 17 municipalities across the state to purchase zero-emission vehicles as part of the DEC Municipal ZEV Rebate Program.

New York has purchased 965.8 acres along the Oswegatchie River in St. Lawrence County, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a news release. The land will be permanently protected and will help connect parts of the Cranberry Lake Wild Forest.

New York passed a rule late December 23 that may just result in refrigerant shortages. In a press release that was issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), the state announced it had finally finalized its regulations regarding HFCs.

The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement Friday. That lake is near the town of Indian Lake ...

Environmental authorities responded after a receiving a report of a hawk trapped in the deli area of a local grocery store in Lewis County in Upstate New York. An officer with the Lewis Country Sheriff’s Office contacted state Environmental Conservation Police Officer Shana Kraeger to make the report.

The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement ...

The author states "In 2024, New York State enacted several laws aimed either at dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change such as extreme heat and increasingly severe and frequent storms or at helping to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts.

Rescuers cut through ice to rescue a trapped moose from a lake in New York on January 16. Video credit: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Police called in the help of trained DEC staff to get the moose out of the water. DEC Rangers Evan Nahor and Matt Savarie used jet sleds to keep themselves from falling through the ice as they cut a passage through the ice from where the moose fell into the water to the shore.

The New York Power Authority has proposed 40 new renewable energy projects, but only one is in New York City. Advocates say that could delay the closure of natural gas “peaker plants.”

Other Republican lawmakers also highlighted the cost of the renewable energy transition. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which sets a statewide goal of reducing carbon emissions by 85% below 1990 levels by 2050, will cost the state between $270 and $295 billion in that timeframe, according to NYSERDA.

Scenic Hudson partners with New York State and the Land Trust Alliance to conserve beloved historic home and gardens.