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1. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR NEW YORK CITY METRO AND LONG ISLAND REGIONS Published 07/02/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald extended an Air Quality Health Advisory ...
2. Albany Regional Board of Review Meeting - July 15, 2026 Published 06/04/2026 A meeting of the NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ALBANY REGIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July ...
3. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 07/02/2026 New York State Department of En ...
4. Rochester Regional Board of Review Meeting - July 8, 2026 Published 06/04/2026 A meeting of the NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ROCHESTER REGIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wedne ...
5. FIRST-IN-NATION REGULATIONS PROPOSED TO HELP STOP PFAS AT LANDFILLS FROM ENTERING WATERWAYS Published 07/02/2026 Funding Available to Support Local ImplementationProposal Builds on New York’s Act ...
6. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND STATE CANAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCE UPDATE TO AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES RAPID RESPONSE PLAN TO PROTECT LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN Published 07/02/2026 Lock Double Draining on Lower Champlain Canal to Continue  On-Demand Lockin ...
7. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR NEW YORK CITY METRO AND LONG ISLAND REGIONS Published 07/01/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald extend ...
8. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NEW YORK CITY METRO AND LONG ISLAND REGIONS Published 06/30/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. James McDonald issued an Air Quality Health Advisory&n ...
9. “DEC DOES WHAT?!” PODCAST EPISODE 37: NEW YORK HELPS LOCAL COMMUNITIES GET CLIMATE SMART—ONE MUNICIPALITY AT A TIME Published 06/30/2026 Nearly 18 Million New Yorkers Live in a Climate Smart Community The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today ...
10. ICYMI: CONSUMER ALERT: AS DANGEROUS HEAT CONTINUES, THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S DIVISION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION URGES NEW YORKERS TO NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN AND PETS IN HOT CARS Published 06/30/2026 Consumers Should Take Precautions to Keep Children and Pets Safe and Prevent Heat Stroke /span ...
11. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF INTERIOR ROADS AT HICKOK BROOK MULTIPLE USE AREA IN SULLIVAN COUNTY Published 06/30/2026 Gordon Pond and Campsites Remain Closed During Dam Repair Project The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) tod ...
12. DEC AND AARCH ANNOUNCE DATES FOR 2026 ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR PROGRAM AT GREAT CAMP SANTANONI Published 06/30/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) today announced the continuation of its free electric wheelchair program at Great Cam ...
13. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR NEW YORK CITY METRO REGION Published 06/29/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. Jam ...
14. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND TOWN OF EVANS ANNOUNCE ADOPTION OF PARKS AND MARINA MASTER PLAN Published 06/29/2026 The Evans Parks and Sturgeon Point Marina Master Plan Will Guide Revit ...
15. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR NEW YORK CITY METRO REGION Published 06/29/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. Jam ...
16. CONSUMER ALERT: New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Shares Water Safety Tips Published 06/26/2026 As the Summer School Break is About to Begin New Yorkers Should Consider These Safety Tips to Keep Your Children Safe When Near the Water  p ...
17. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 06/26/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incid ...
18. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ENLIGHTEN PEEKSKILL, A SERIES OF PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN PEEKSKILL Published 06/25/2026 Part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Project Features 3 Parts: Illuminate Peekskill, Making Connections, and the Five Arches Mural p style="tex ...
19. DEC ANNOUNCES JUNE 27 & 28 AS FREE FISHING WEEKEND IN NEW YORK STATE Published 06/25/2026 Free Freshwa ...
20. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES VISITS MID-HUDSON VALLEY REGION AND MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Published 06/25/2026  Progress Tour of Several Downtown Revita ...
21. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES VISITS MID-HUDSON VALLEY REGION AND MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Published 06/24/2026  Progress Tour of Several Downtown Revita ...
22. STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIP DELIVERS $105M WASTEWATER TRANSFORMATION IN WAYNE COUNTY Published 06/24/2026 Project Protects Water Quality in the Barge Canal While Affordably Modernizing Essential Services for Thou ...
23. DEC ANNOUCES ANNUAL TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF TWO SHELLFISHING AREAS Published 06/24/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the a href="https://dec.ny ...
24. DEC ISSUES GUIDANCE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HUMAN-SHARK INTERACTIONS Published 06/24/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today issued guidance to promote public safety at ocean beaches and help span s ...
25. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION POLICE ON PATROL Published 06/22/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapter ...
26. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SARATOGA SAND PLAINS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA ARCHERY RANGE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PAVILION Published 06/22/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of the a hr ...
27. DEC ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL INFORMATION WEBINAR TO ADDRESS RECENT CHANGES TO FRESHWATER WETLANDS REGULATIONS Published 06/20/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced DEC is hosting a virtual information webinar titled “Changes to Freshwater Wetland ...
28. DEC ANNOUNCES GEOTHERMAL AND SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS AT CORTLAND SUB-OFFICE Published 06/17/2026 38 Electric Vehicle Chargers to be Installed on Site   span style= ...
29. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 06/17/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incid ...
30. DEC FINALIZES REGULATIONS TO INCREASE HARVEST OF ANTLERLESS DEER Published 06/17/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced several changes to deer hunting regulatio ...
31. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Published 06/17/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will join State and community partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of a major ge ...
32. DEC ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO TO FURTHER ADVANCE GREAT LAKES RESEARCH PRIORITIES Published 06/16/2026 University At Buffalo to Receive $5 Million Award for Programming to Advance Scientific Understanding of N ...
33. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Published 06/16/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will join State and community partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of a major ge ...
34. “DEC DOES WHAT?!” PODCAST EPISODE 36: ABANDONED OIL AND GAS WELLS - MEET THE TEAM TRACKING THESE HIDDEN HAZARDS Published 06/15/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the latest episode of “DEC Does What?!”/stro ...
35. Correction ONA Phone Number: NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUES WARNING AGAINST IMMIGRATION SCAMS Published 06/15/2026 Scammers Take Advantage of Complex Immigration Laws to Steal Personal Information or Money from New Americans   e ...
36. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ISSUES WARNING AGAINST IMMIGRATION SCAMS Published 06/15/2026 Scammers Take Advantage of Complex Immigration Laws to Steal Personal Information or Money from New Americans   e ...
37. DEC AND TROUT UNLIMITED ANNOUNCE AQUATIC RECONNECTION PROJECT IN THE MOOSE RIVER PLAINS COMPLEX Published 06/12/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced a multi-phase aquatic reconnection proj ...
38. DEC REGION 7 TO HOST ‘GET OUTDOORS & GET TOGETHER DAY’ EVENT AT NYSDEC’S ONONDAGA LAKE VISITORS CENTER Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 7 is hosting a href="http ...
39. DEC REGION 4 TO HOST ‘GET OUTDOORS & GET TOGETHER DAY’ EVENT AT FIVE RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND NORTH-SOUTH LAKE CAMPGROUND Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 4 is hosting ‘a href="https://dec ...
40. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR LONG ISLAND REGION Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. Jam ...
41. DEC REGION 3 TO HOST ‘GET OUTDOORS & GET TOGETHER DAY’ WITH THREE EVENTS IN ULSTER AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 3 is hosting ‘a href="https://dec ...
42. DEC REGION 9 TO HOST ‘GET OUTDOORS & GET TOGETHER DAY’ EVENT AT REINSTEIN WOODS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 9 is hosting ‘/span ...
43. DEC REGION 5 TO HOST ‘GET OUTDOORS & GET TOGETHER DAY’ EVENT AT SCAROON MANOR CAMPGROUND Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 5 is hosting a href="https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/outd ...
44. DEC RELEASES UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PHEASANT STOCKING TO ENHANCE HUNTER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND REACTIVATION Published 06/11/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the a href="https://dec.ny.gov ...
45. DEC ANNOUNCES OPENING OF 2026 BLACK BASS SEASON Published 06/11/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the open (harvest) season for black bass ...
46. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 06/10/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incid ...
47. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY METRO REGIONS Published 06/10/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. Jam ...
48. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $392,000 WELCOME CENTER AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE IN CHINATOWN Published 06/10/2026  span style= ...
49. DEC ANNOUNCES TEACH-ME-TO-FISH EVENTS AT WESTWOOD PARK AND CHESTNUT RIDGE PARK IN SUBURBAN BUFFALO Published 06/10/2026 The New York State Department ...
50. THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCES $1.2 MILLION GRANT FOR NONPROFITS TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ACCESS VITAL RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITIES Published 06/10/2026 Funds to Provide Support to Organizations to Enhance Effectiveness to Carry ou ...
51. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT CHINATOWN Published 06/09/2026 First Ribbon Cutting for the New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative Project in Chinatown/str ...
52. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT CHINATOWN Published 06/09/2026 First Ribbon Cutting for the New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative Project in Chinatown/str ...
53. DEC ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $78 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE Published 06/09/2026 Funding Supports Updating Water Infrastructure, Combatting Harmful Algal Blooms, Protecting Drinking Water, Increasing Flood R ...
54. CONSUMER ALERT: New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Warns New Yorkers to Beware of Scams Leading Up to 2026 FIFA World Cup Published 06/09/2026 Scammers Capitalize on These Events to Steal Personal Information and Money World-Wide Events Attract Unsuspecting Consu ...
55. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 9 Published 06/08/2026 WHAT: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Department of State (DOS) are joining local environmental advocates to highlight span style="color ...
56. Media Advisory: The New York Secure Choice Savings Program Board Will Meet Friday, June 12 Published 06/08/2026 The New York Secure Choice Savings Program Board will meet on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, located at the W A Harriman Campus, Buildin ...
57. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF BUTTERFIELD LAKE BOAT LAUNCH FOR REHABILITATION PROJECT Published 06/08/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of the Butterfield Lake Boat Launch and Fi ...
58. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCE REOPENING OF ROUTE 23 IN CRARYVILLE FOLLOWING GASOLINE SPILL CLEANUP Published 06/05/2026 The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Transportation (DOT) announced today the reopening of ...
59. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY METRO REGIONS Published 06/05/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Hea ...
60. DEC ANNOUNCES $525,000 IN FUNDING FOR THE GENESEE RIVER WATERSHED COALITION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS Published 06/05/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), in partnership with the New York State Department of Agricultu ...