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Water - NYSDEC

The Division of Water provides various programs that track the quality of the waters, identify and investigate sources of pollution, control these sources and develop strategies to address water quality threats.

DEC reports arrests in timber theft, oil spill in Allegany County

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation teamed with the Allegany County District Attorney’s Office to make an arrested May 24 in an alleged timber theft in Almond.

Seneca Nation Warns Public of Dangerous Overflows into Allegheny River

City of Batavia puts hold on Hood project due to town exceeding wastewater capacity, taking lead role

2023 File Photo of HP Hood in the Agri-Business Park in Batavia. Photo by Howard Owens The city of Batavia has temporarily halted a $120 million expansion project with HP Hood in the town of Batavia

Bill would require fossil fuel companies to help pay for climate impacts

Advocates are asking Maryland lawmakers to establish a superfund to help hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the costs of climate change. Both houses of the General Assembly are debating the "Responding to Emergency Needs from Extreme Weather Act." It would establish a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund, targeting the 40 largest companies extracting or refining gas and oil with a fee totaling $9 billion over 10 years. Sen. ...

Advocates see composting as alternative to incineration of Baltimores food waste / Public News Service

The founder of the Baltimore Compost Collective wants Baltimore to ditch trash incineration, fight climate change and grow healthier food. Marvin Hayes began composting in Baltimore more than a decade ago and has grown the operation into a collection service picking up around 1,500 pounds of food waste each week. Hayes operates a composting facility at the nonprofit Filbert Street Garden, where the organic material is turned into rich soil for use at the urban garden. ...

GreenLatinos offers 1 million in grants for green spaces in L A / Public News Service

Up to $1 million in grants are up for grabs in Los Angeles for local groups to build or expand community parks, gardens and green spaces. The Bezos Earth Fund awarded the grant to the nonprofit GreenLatinos through its Greening America's Cities initiative. GreenLatinos will now distribute the funds to local community groups who can apply starting Feb. ...

Forever chemicals still being found in Hudson River

EXCLUSIVE: State lawmakers take on PFAS in series of bills

EXCLUSIVE: State lawmakers take on PFAS in series of bills New York State

NYS Legislature considers bills regulating PFAS

New York's Legislature will take up several bills regarding forever chemicals. The bills would eliminate unnecessary per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS in household items such as cosmetics, menstrual products, and others. Legislation will also focus on removing PFAS from waterways as well. ...