Environment DEC
From the October 2009 issue
Miscellaneous News Items
DEC Warns Motorists to be Alert for Moose in the Adirondacks
Breeding season in early fall brings these huge, normally elusive animals close to roads, increasing the danger of vehicle collisions with them. See the press release on moose.
DEC Plans Another Treatment to Stop Northern Snakehead
DEC biologists have been taking
agressive steps to stop the spread of
the destructive invasive fish
The action is a follow-up to steps taken to rid nearby Ridgebury Lake and Catlin Creek in Orange County of more than 200 northern snakeheads in the summer of 2008. See the press release on snakeheads.
Comprehensive Cleanup Turns Polluted Site into Community Asset
A shopping center is coming back to life after cleanup of coal-tar saturated soil at the site of a former Con-Edison manufactured gas plant in Westchester County. See the press release on the cleanup efforts.
Asphalt Plant in the Hudson Valley Pays $350,000 Settlement
The pollution violations settlement includes $100,000 for science and environmental programs held aboard the famous Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. See the press release on the asphalt plant.
Ground Broken on Rome Fish Hatchery Renovation
Renovations will renew this hatchery, the state's second largest, and provide a new visitors' center to enhance the educational experience of the many school children and families who come to learn about the state's fish rearing and stocking programs. See the press release on the hatchery renovation.
