Environment DEC
From the June 2009 issue
Miscellaneous News Items
Workshop Focuses on Management of Runoff and Sewer Overflows Using "Green" Methods
Rain gardens, a type of green infrastructure, filter runoff and let it percolate slowly into the soil.
Through the workshop, Governor Paterson's Environmental Justice Inter-Agency Task Force introduced municipalities and others to lessening the environmental impacts of heavy rainstorms by building "green" infrastructure. See the press release.
DEC's "Green" Computer Equipment Purchasing Program is Honored by EPA
DEC purchased over 2000 environmentally preferable computer products last year.
DEC received the recognition for reducing the environmental impacts of its computer purchasing decisions. See the press release.
If You Care, Leave Them There!
Each spring, DEC reminds animal lovers not to disturb fawns and other young wildlife that appear to be abandoned. See the press release.
