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.

New York passed a rule late December 23 that may just result in refrigerant shortages. In a press release that was issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), the state announced it had finally finalized its regulations regarding HFCs.

The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement Friday. That lake is near the town of Indian Lake ...

Nearly $350,000 has recently been awarded to towns across New York State to help purchase zero-emissions vehicles, including one in the Mid-Hudson Valley

Rescuers cut through ice to rescue a trapped moose from a lake in New York on January 16. Video credit: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The author states "In 2024, New York State enacted several laws aimed either at dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change such as extreme heat and increasingly severe and frequent storms or at helping to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions to avoid or minimize the adverse impacts.

The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a statement ...

The New York Power Authority has proposed 40 new renewable energy projects, but only one is in New York City. Advocates say that could delay the closure of natural gas “peaker plants.”

Police called in the help of trained DEC staff to get the moose out of the water. DEC Rangers Evan Nahor and Matt Savarie used jet sleds to keep themselves from falling through the ice as they cut a passage through the ice from where the moose fell into the water to the shore.

Forest rangers and conservation police in New York came to the rescue of a moose that wandered out onto a frozen lake and fell through the ice into the frigid water.

Scenic Hudson partners with New York State and the Land Trust Alliance to conserve beloved historic home and gardens.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy has secured $950 million to build what will be New York State's largest solar farm.