Department of Environmental Conservation

Although there has been no official announcement, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office has confirmed to the Times Union newspaper that the state…

Following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address last week, members of his cabinet are being dispatched across New York to review the plan…

The Department of Environmental Conservation announced the final management plan for 18,000 acres of northern Adirondack forest land in Franklin County on…

State officials say more than 318 million pounds of electronic waste was diverted from landfills in the first three years of New York's electronics…

A dam that provided an iconic view of the Adirondack High Peaks is being dismantled. While some environmentalists say removal of the Marcy Dam will be…

One day after the statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing was made official, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph…

Two young boys remain hospitalized after they and their mother became lost on New York's highest peak and were rescued by forest rangers.The Cuomo…

The Department of Environmental Conservation says it's revising its proposed recreation plans for new state land in the Newcomb area of the central…

Environmental groups and residents are trying to stop a project that they believe will make Albany a key hub in the transport of heavy crude oil from…

A landowners' group is challenging the state's delay in finishing its environmental analysis on the potential impact of drilling for natural gas through…