DEC Launches New Online Events Calendar
This new online tool will help New Yorkers find information on public meetings, educational programs, and other events sponsored by DEC.
Green Holidays
The latest issue of DEC's Outdoor Discovery newsletter provides family-friendly tips to green-up your Holiday season.
A Gathering Storm - New York Wastewater Infrastructure in Crisis
One-quarter of the 610 sewage and wastewater treatment facilities in New York are operating beyond their useful life expectancy and many others are using outmoded, inadequate technology, increasing their likelihood of tainting our waters. If left unaddressed, the effects of aging sewage treatment plants will result in severe degradation of New York's waterbodies.
Hunting Information
Quick links:
- 2008-09 Hunting & Trapping Guide
- Game Harvest Reporting
- Junior Hunter Mentoring Program
- Chronic Wasting Disease Test Results
Marcellus Shale
The Marcellus Shale formation contains potentially sizeable natural gas resources and possible exploration of these resources has raised some concerns.
Groundbreaking Agreement Gives Public Easier Access to 13,000 Catskill Acres
Hiking, hunting, fishing and trapping on dozens of city-owned parcels that are adjacent to State Forest Preserve land in the Catskills no longer require a separate city permit.
Draft Remedial Design Work Plan and Citizen Participation Plan for Onondaga Lake
The draft Remedial Design Work Plan and the draft Citizen Participation Plan are available for public comment through December 31.
Aggressive Enforcement Strategy Targeting Truck/Bus Pollution in Urban Neighborhoods Goes Statewide
A long-term enforcement strategy will cut down on the health impacts associated with smoke-spewing diesel trucks and buses, especially in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by pollution.
New York Joins New England States to Fight Out-of-Region Mercury Emissions
Seven states have petitioned EPA to begin a multi-state process aimed at reducing mercury contamination of natural resources caused by emissions from upwind coal-fired power plants in other regions of the country.
Don't Move Firewood
An emergency rule is in place to reduce the risks from invasive insects and diseases of trees by preventing untreated firewood from entering New York State and restricting the movement, sale and possession, within the State, of untreated firewood that originates in New York State.
DEC's Online Newsletter
