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The press releases listed below are issued by DEC's Press Office in Albany. Press releases issued by DEC's regional offices are listed separately.
May 2012
- State Ban on Residential Brush Burning Shows Successful Results - 05/24/12
- NYSDEC Reaches Draft Order with NYC to Reduce the Impacts of Turbidity in Catskill Water System - 05/23/12
- Emergency Maintenance Scheduled Tomorrow For Lower Locks Between Oseetah Lake and Second Pond - 05/22/12
- National Archery in Schools Program Growing in New York - 05/22/12
- If You Care, Leave It There - 05/22/12
- DEC: Second Annual Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week Starts May 20 - 05/18/12
- DEC Expands Temporary Closure of Shellfishing Areas in Town of Huntington, Suffolk County - 05/16/12
- DEC Issues Draft Unit Management Plan for Taylor Pond Wild Forest - 05/16/12
- DEC Reopens Shellfishing Areas in Shinnecock Bay - 05/11/12
- DEC: Over $250 Million Clean Up to Remove Tens of Thousands of Cubic Yards of Contaminated Soil and Sediment From Harbor at Hastings Hudson River Site - 05/11/12
- DEC Advises Anglers to be on the Lookout for Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and Oneida Lake - 05/10/12
- DEC Begins Emergency Rule-Making for Hydrilla Infestation Treatment - 05/09/12
- DEC Temporarily Closes Areas in Town of Huntington, Suffolk County for the Harvest of Shellfish and Carnivorous Gastropods - 05/03/12
- DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants - 05/03/12
- Freshwater Fishing Kicks into High Gear on May 5 with the Opening of the Fishing Season for Many Popular Warmwater Sportfish - 05/03/12
- DEC'S Earth Week Crackdown Targets Dirty Diesels from Buffalo to Long Island - 05/02/12
- DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Commercial Black Bass Regulations - 05/02/12
- DEC Announces Timbrook Award Winners - 05/02/12
April 2012
- DEC Announces Changes to 2012 Recreational Fishing Regulations - 04/30/12 - Statewide
- DEC Reopens Shellfishing Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties - 04/27/12 - Statewide
- Arbor Day Celebrated in New York State with Announcement of $750k in Urban Forestry Grants Available - 04/27/12 - Statewide
- Pollution Prevention Institute to Help NY Companies Use Green Technologies to Create Green Jobs and Be More Competitive - 04/26/12 - Statewide
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas In Town Of Southampton, Suffolk County - 04/26/12 - Region 1
- DEC Unveils New Community Air Screen Program to Explore Local Air Quality Issues - 04/25/12 - Statewide
- Partnership Creates New Habitat for Species of Special Concern - 04/24/12 - Statewide
- $1.4 Million in Conservation Grants Awarded to Lands Trusts Statewide - 04/23/12 - Statewide
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties - 04/23/12 - Region 1
- DEC Encourages Property Owners to Help Control Nuisance Canada Geese - 04/20/12 - Statewide
- DEC Reports: 2012 Winter Bat Survey Results - 04/19/12 - Statewide
- Commissioner Martens Announces 2012 Earth Day Activities - 04/19/12 - Statewide
- DEC: Emerald Ash Borer Found for the First Time East of the Hudson River in Dutchess County - 04/18/12 - Region 3
- Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 - 04/16/12 - Statewide
- DEC Proposes Tidal Wetlands Guidance Document for Installing Catwalks and Docks - 04/12/12 - Statewide
- DEC Accepting Applications for Environmental Excellence Awards - 04/12/12 - Statewide
- DEC: Three Arrested in Connection with Illegal Disposal of Low-Level Radioactive Material - 04/11/12 - Region 5
- DEC Temporarily Closes Areas in Town of Southampton, Suffolk County for the Harvest of Shellfish and Carnivorous Gastropods - 04/10/12 - Region 1
- DEC Necropsy Results Now Available for Manhattan Red-Tailed Hawks - 04/10/12 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds New Yorkers of State Law Restricting Use of Lawn Fertilizers Containing Phosphorus - 04/10/12 - Statewide
- DEC Advises: Precautions for Homeowners to Protect Properties from Wildfire Damage - 04/10/12 - Statewide
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Town of Southold, Suffolk County - 04/05/12 - Region 1
- Changes Proposed for State Deer Hunting Regulation to Implement Five-Year Management Plan - 04/03/12 - Statewide
- Citizen Scientists Set to Track Record Number of Hudson River Eels - 04/03/12 - Statewide
March 2012
- DEC Closes Additional Shellfishing Areas in the Town of Hempstead - 03/30/12
- DEC Modifies Forest Conservation Easement to Allow Leasing of 220 Camps and State Acquisition of 2,800 Acres of Forest Land - 03/30/12
- NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens Statement on EPA Pollution Standard For New Power Plants - 03/27/12
- DEC: Entergy to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Petroleum Spill in Hudson River after Fire at Indian Point Nuclear Facility - 03/26/12
- DEC Issues Guidance to Discourage Black Bear Encounters - 03/21/12
- DEC Announces Wildlife Rehabilitator and Falconry Exams - 03/21/12
- DEC To Hold Final Santanoni Winter Open House For 2012 - 03/14/12
- DEC Releases Draft Objectives For Lake Ontario's Fish Community - 03/14/12
- DEC: State Ban on Residential Brush Burning Begins March 16 during High Fire-Risk Season - 03/13/12
- NYSDEC & NYCDEP Announce Groundbreaking Agreement to Reduce Combined Sewer Overflows Using Green Infrastructure in New York City - 03/13/12
- DEC Invites Hunter Input on Fall 2012 Waterfowl Seasons - 03/12/12
- Low-Level Radioactive Material Removed from Saratoga County Residence - 03/08/12
- DEC Fines Inspection Stations in the Bronx for Fraudulent Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspections - 03/05/12
- DEC Advises Backcountry Visitors to be Prepared for Winter Conditions throughout Most of the Adirondacks - 03/01/12
- DEC: Record Bear Harvest and Steady Deer Take in 2011 - 03/01/12
February 2012
- New York Pursues Uniform, National Ballast Water Requirements - 02/22/12
- DEC Closes Shellfishing Areas in the Town of Hempstead - 02/17/12
- DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations - 02/16/12
- Final Draft Management Plan for Hoffman Notch Wilderness Released - 02/15/12
- DEC'S Saratoga Tree Nursery Kicks off Annual Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale and Giveaway - 02/14/12
- DEC Announces "State of Lake Ontario" Meetings - 02/13/12
- DEC to Host National Public Meeting on the Draft National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy - 02/06/12
- DEC Releases Draft Spruce Grouse Recovery Plan for Public Review - 02/03/12
- DEC: 2011 Ties for Safest Year in New York Hunting History - 02/01/12
January 2012
- Youth Conservation Program Dates Set - 01/31/12
- DEC Reminds Water Withdrawers to Report Their Water Use - 01/25/12
- $1 Million in DEC Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants Awarded to 24 Organizations Statewide - 01/25/12
- Hurricane Irene-Tropical Storm Lee Flood Recovery Grant Program Now Accepting Applications - 01/24/12
- DEC Seeks Fines of $187,500 from U.S. Energy for Water Quality Violations in Allegany State Park Stream - 01/24/12
- DEC Releases Draft Bobcat Management Plan - 01/23/12
- DEC to Hold Public Meeting on Harbor at Hastings Cleanup Plan - 01/23/12
- DEC, Siena College Host Green Chemistry Workshop for Science Teachers in the Capital Region - 01/20/12
- DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Program - 01/19/12
- DEC Proposes Ground-Breaking Power Sector Regulations to Analyze Possible Environmental Impacts and Limit CO2 Emissions from Power Plants - 01/18/12
- DEC to Start Accepting Applications for 2012 Summer Camp Program - 01/18/12
- DEC Announces Public Hearings on Proposed Air Quality Regulations - 01/13/12
- DEC Seeks Information about Sick or Dead Deer - 01/12/12
- DEC to Hold Three Santanoni Winter Open Houses - 01/12/12
- Commissioner Martens Statement on Closing of the Comment Period - 01/11/12
- DEC Amends Chronic Wasting Disease Regulations in Response to Maryland Discovery - 01/10/12
- DEC Announces Changes to Recreational and Commercial Blackfish Fishing Regulations - 01/09/12
- DEC Reminds Anglers of New Ice Fishing Regulations - 01/05/12
More about Press Releases:
- Regional Press Releases - Current and archived press releases from DEC's nine regional offices
- Governor's Office Environmental Press Releases - Press Releases on Environmental Issues; Press Releases from the Governor.
