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1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION POLICE ON PATROL Published 07/03/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapter ...
2. DEC ANNOUNCES CLEANUP MILESTONE FOR LAWRENCE AVIATION SUPERFUND SITE ON LONG ISLAND Published 07/02/2025 Public Comments Accepted from July 2 – Aug. 3, 2025  span style=" ...
3. DEC ANNOUNCES NEW 43-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE IN BRENTWOOD Published 07/02/2025 Advances New York’s ‘30 x 30’ Open Space Protection Goals and Helps Connect New Yorkers ...
4. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 07/01/2025 Recent Statewide Forest Ranger Actions     New Yor ...
5. UPDATED TIME: MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Published 07/02/2025 DEC TO HOLD MILESTONE SITE CLEANUP ANNOUNCEMENT   span style=" ...
6. UPDATED TIME: MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Published 07/01/2025 DEC TO HOLD MILESTONE SITE CLEANUP ANNOUNCEMENT   span style=" ...
7. District Attorney Michael E. McMahon, New York State Inspector General & Partners Announce Arrest and Indictment of Several Alleged Perpetrators of Massive Department of Motor Vehicles Scam Published 07/01/2025 The Result of a Long-Term Investigation, a Total of 14 Defendants Have Been Indicted, Including Multiple Government Employees, a New York City-Based Driving School, ...
8. DEC NOW ACCEPTING HOST APPLICATIONS FOR SPONSORED HUNT PROGRAM Published 07/01/2025 Applications Accepted Until Jan. 10, 2026 New York Stat ...
9. More Than a Dozen Public Statement Hearings Set Regarding Con Edison’s Electric & Gas Delivery Rates Published 07/01/2025 ALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) will hold in-person public statement hearing ...
10. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Published 07/01/2025 DEC TO HOLD OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION ANNOUNCEMENT span style="font-size: 12 ...
11. DEC JOINS GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEASTERN STATES AND CANADIAN PROVINCES TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES LANDING BLITZ Published 07/01/2025 International Effort to Raise Awareness about Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention span style="fo ...
12. DEC JOINS GREAT LAKES AND NORTHEASTERN STATES AND CANADIAN PROVINCES TO ANNOUNCE ANNUAL AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES LANDING BLITZ Published 07/01/2025 International Effort to Raise Awareness about Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention span style="fo ...
13. New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner Joins Community Groups for Presentation on State Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget Published 07/01/2025 WHAT: OCFS Commissioner Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden will present an overview of the New York State 2025-26 Enac ...
14. New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner Joins Community Groups for Presentation on State Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget Published 07/01/2025 WHAT: OCFS Commissioner Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden will present an overview of the New York State 2025-26 Enac ...
15. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 Published 07/01/2025 DEC TO HOLD MILESTONE SITE CLEANUP ANNOUNCEMENT   span style=" ...
16. DEC AND U.S. EPA ANNOUNCE JULY 7 START OF VEHICLE-BASED SURVEY OF ERIE AND NIAGARA COUNTIES Published 07/01/2025 Pickup Truck Equipped with Latest Radiological Sensor Equipment Will Collect Data ...
17. DEC ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF NEW YORK STATE BIRDING TRAIL Published 07/01/2025 Addition of 12 Sites Brings Total Number of Free Sites Statewide to More Than 400span style="font-size ...
18. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MULTIPLE STATE FOREST ACCESS ROADS AND TRAILS IN LEWIS, JEFFERSON, AND ONEIDA COUNTIES Published 07/01/2025 Closures to Allow for Repairs and Tree Removal Following Recent Stormspan style= ...
19. NYS Inspector General Lucy Lang, Richmond County DA & Partners to Announce Arrest & Indictment of Multiple Individuals Who Allegedly Perpetrated Massive DMV Scam Published 06/30/2025 New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang and Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon will be joined by the United State Postal Inspection Service, Homeland S ...
20. ***Media Advisory/Photo Op*** Published 07/01/2025 Who: New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Tempore Randy Simons; Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton; Park Police; drone operatorsW ...
21. ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN HICKSVILLE Published 07/01/2025 Tours South Shore Estuary Reserve in Babylon span style="text-de ...
22. New York State Office of Children and Family Services Commissioner Joins Community Groups for Presentation on State Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget Published 06/30/2025 Photos of today's event are available. New Yo ...
23. New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Issues Final July 1, 2025 Agenda Published 06/30/2025 ALBANY – The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) will meet on Tuesday, July 1,/stron ...
24. NYS Inspector General Releases the 2024 Annual Report on Gaming Commission Oversight Published 06/30/2025 img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://ig.ny.gov/sites/g/files/oee571/files/styles/wysiwyg_portrait/public/media/2025/04/img_9722 ...
25. Statement from NYS Gaming Commission Chairman Brian O’Dwyer Published 06/30/2025 On behalf of my fellow Commissioners and the Gaming Facility Location Board, I welcome the eight applicants to Develop and Operate a Gaming Facility in New York State ...
26. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT IN HICKSVILLE Published 06/30/2025 Tours South Shore Estuary Reserve in Babylon span style="text-de ...
27. DEC ANNOUNCES ANNUAL TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THREE SHELLFISHING AREAS Published 06/30/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the a href="https://dec.ny.go ...
28. DEC AND NIAGARA COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING ON JULY 8 FOR EIGHTEENMILE CREEK AREA OF CONCERN Published 06/30/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District today announced a virtua ...
29. ***Media Advisory/Photo Op*** Published 06/30/2025 Who: New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Tempore Randy Simons; Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton; Park Police; drone operatorsW ...
30. New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner Joins Community Groups for Presentation on State Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget Published 06/27/2025 WHAT: OCFS Commissioner Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden will present an overview of the New York State 2025-26 Enac ...
31. ***Media Advisory/Photo Op*** Published 06/29/2025 Who:  New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Tempore Randy Simons What:  Photo opportunity – Join New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Temp ...
32. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY TOURS PROGRESS OF AMITYVILLE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE PROJECTS Published 06/29/2025 Monday, June 30: Amityville, New York span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt ...
33. New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Issues Preliminary July 1, 2025 Agenda Published 06/27/2025 ALBANY – The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) will meet on Tuesday, July 1,/stron ...
34. BACK FROM THE BRINK: DEC ANNOUNCES NEW COLLABORATIVE STUDY ESTIMATES POPULATION OF HUDSON RIVER ENDANGERED SHORTNOSE STURGEON Published 06/27/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced new research that estimates the population of endangered a href ...
35. New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Commissioner Joins Community Groups for Presentation on State Fiscal Year 2026 Enacted Budget Published 06/27/2025 WHAT: OCFS Commissioner Dr. DaMia Harris-Madden will present an overview of the New York State 2025-26 Enac ...
36. DEC ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF SEVERNE POINT BOAT LAUNCH ACCESS SITE Published 06/27/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the reopening of the Severne Point Boat Launch Access Site on Se ...
37. ***Media Advisory/Photo Op*** Published 06/27/2025 Who:  New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Tempore Randy Simons What:  Photo opportunity – Join New York State Parks Commissioner Pro Temp ...
38. DEC ANNOUNCES DATES FOR 2025 ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR PROGRAM AT GREAT CAMP SANTANONI Published 06/27/2025 2025 Electric Wheelchair Program Offered Weekends and Holiday Mondays July 5 through Oct. 13 ...
39. “DEC DOES WHAT?!” PODCAST EPISODE 25 NOW AVAILABLE: FROM PIT TO PARK: RECLAIMING NEW YORK’S MINED LANDS Published 06/27/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the latest episode of “DEC Do ...
40. OPRHP Statement on Incident at Jones Beach State Park Published 06/27/2025 New York State Parks is advising the public of an injury to a Jones Beach State Park visitor late Wednesday and results of the follow up investigation.On June 25, at approximately 4:15 p.m ...
41. DEC LAUNCHES NEW WATER GRANTS DATA PORTAL Published 06/27/2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today launched the DEC a href="https://experience.arcgis ...
42. DEC SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON GREAT DIVIDE UNIT MANAGEMENT AREA PLAN Published 06/27/2025 DEC to Hold Public Meeting on July 16; Public Comments Accepted Until August 18  ...
43. New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Chair Clarissa Rodriguez announces the appointment of four new Board members Published 06/26/2025 Chair thanks outgoing members Linda Hull, Arelis Tavares, and Mark Stasko New York State Work ...
44. DEC Announces First-Time Camper Program Published 06/26/2025 Popular Free Program Returns for 7th Year to Help More New Yorkers Experience the Outdoors through Camping  ...
45. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCES $1.6 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY PROJECTS Published 06/26/2025 Projects Focus on Emergency Services and Water Planning, as well as School Consolidation Initiatives Funding Made Availa ...
46. New York State Correction Officer Indicted for Stealing Approximately $43,000 in Workers’ Compensation Benefits Published 06/25/2025 Defendant Allegedly Claimed She was Injured on the Job and Couldn’t Work, p class="x_MsoNorma ...
47. NEW YORK STATE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF 12 UNITS OF EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR SINGLE WOMEN IN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY Published 06/25/2025 The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance today announced the grand opening of Hope Haven Women’s Center, a new shelter in Jamestown providing 18 beds across 12 units f ...
48. DEC RELEASES DRAFT LONG ISLAND WATERSHED ACTION AGENDA Published 06/25/2025 Public Comments Accepted through July 25, 2025   span style="font- ...
49. DEC ANNOUNCES LIMITED ACCESS TO BIRCH RUN PONDS FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA FOR PAVEMENT SEALING PROJECT Published 06/25/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced limited access to Birch Run Ponds Fish and Wildlife Management A ...
50. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Published 06/25/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Westchester County, and other officials will announce Environmental Bond Act fu ...
51. Final Installment of New York State Parks’ Interactive Digital Timeline Looks to the Future of New York State Parks and Historic Sites Published 06/24/2025 Educational tool to be used as a lasting legacy of yearlong Centennial celebrat ...
52. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR LONG ISLAND AND NEW YORK CITY METRO REGIONS Published 06/24/2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. Jam ...
53. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Published 06/24/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Westchester County, and other officials will announce Environmental Bond Act fu ...
54. ICYMI: CONSUMER ALERT: As Extreme Temperatures Continue, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Reminds New Yorkers to Never Leave Children and Pets in Hot Cars Published 06/24/2025 Consumers Should Take Precautions to Keep Children and Pets Safe and Prevent H ...
55. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 06/24/2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search an ...
56. CONSUMER ALERT: As Extreme Temperatures Continue, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection Reminds New Yorkers to Never Leave Children and Pets in Hot Cars Published 06/24/2025 Consumers Should Take Precautions to Keep Children and Pets Safe and Prevent H ...
57. AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY ISSUED FOR LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK CITY METRO REGIONS Published 06/23/2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton and State Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Dr. Jam ...
58. Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York City Metro Regions Published 06/22/2025 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 Advis ...
59. Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island Region Published 06/21/2025 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 Advisorys ...
60. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MEMORIAL TRAIL AND VALENTINE FLATS TRAIL AT ZOAR VALLEY UNIQUE AREA Published 06/20/2025 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the entire Memorial Trail off the Valentine Flats parking lot and the Valenti ...