Vermont Business Magazine This Sunday, February 2, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recognizes World Wetlands Day and invites Vermonters to celebrate the value of wetlands. Marking where land and water meet, wetlands may be saturated or flooded with water either year-round or for only a few weeks of the year.

the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement Friday. That lake is near the town of Indian Lake, about 60 miles (40 kilometers) south of Lake Placid and west of the Vermont border. “There’s not training manual for ...

The New Y ork State Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, recently announced that they have awarded $342,500 to 17 municipalities across the state to purchase zero-emission vehicles as part of the DEC Municipal ZEV Rebate Program.

The rescue happened on Jan. 16 after someone called to report a moose that fell through the ice roughly 200 feet from shore and couldn't get out on its own.

Vermont has a new solid waste plan that is more proactive and thorough than previous plans. Every five years, Vermont law requires the Agency of Natural

Other Republican lawmakers also highlighted the cost of the renewable energy transition. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which sets a statewide goal of reducing carbon emissions by 85% below 1990 levels by 2050, will cost the state between $270 and $295 billion in that timeframe, according to NYSERDA.

After models were see-sawing between solutions yesterday, we now finally have agreement in data about the storm track and snowfall totals. Here's a look at your town-by-town snow totals by Saturday morning.

At a Jan. 14 public hearing on the state environmental review of the proposed Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail, the environmental group Riverkeeper shared concerns over the plans and suggested alternatives.

New details are emerging around Teresa Youngblut, the 21-year-old who is charged in connection with a fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Also, police are searching for a missing child out of Dutchess County.

Development of renewable energy and housing is often seen as a threat in New York. But a solar project won a key court ruling.

Small, fertile, rugged and fueled by an expansive appetite, the species, he says, is “an exemplary invader, a perfect invader.” European green crabs originally hail from the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the southwestern Baltic Sea.

New Yorkers can report sightings of sick or dead wild birds to a online platform just launched by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.