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New Regulations Benefit Quarry Boom

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Tue, 2008-05-13 16:21.

Increased demand and a new permitting process have changed the way bluestone quarries operate in New York, The NY Times reports.

Wetlands Impacted in Golf Course Construction

Submitted by Rachael Blair on Mon, 2008-05-12 13:21.

The Utica Observer Dispatch reports that environmental regulations were not followed when the Oneida Indian Nation built the A

DEC Proposes Stricter Rules To Fix Problems In New York's Dams

Submitted by Michelle Subbiondo on Thu, 2008-03-27 17:51.
DEC reports that while none of the dams in the audit are in "imminent danger of failure," they could not "quantify the level of risk to downstream residents."DEC reports that while none of the dams in the audit are in "imminent danger of failure," they could not "quantify the level of risk to downstream residents."

After an audit conducted by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's

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DEC Considers Ban On Burn Barrels And Other Outdoor Burning

Submitted by Nana-Yaw Acheampong on Tue, 2008-02-26 19:46.

In many rural areas of NY people burn waste in barrels as a way to keep their garbage of the streets.

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Forest Owners Recruited to Help Preserve Endangered Wildlife

Submitted by Michelle Subbiondo on Thu, 2007-11-29 16:05.

Three-quarters of the state's forest are in private hands.Three-quarters of the state's forest are in private hands.For the first time, the Department of Environmental Conservation is turning toward the 2,200 private forest owners that make up the Ne

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LI Residents Still Waiting for Cleanup of Toxic Gas Sites

Submitted by Michelle Subbiondo on Tue, 2007-11-13 14:45.

Months after assurances made by Pete Grannis, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, to cleanup utility gas-plant sites in Long Island, residents are still waiting to see results.


Concerns Raised Over Schuyler County Gravel Mine

Submitted by Sabrina Gusmorino on Fri, 2007-07-06 10:37.

Detailed environmental information is needed before the state can act on an application to expand a Town of Dix gravel mine, Schuyler County lawmakers said Thursday.

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NY State Issues Ozone Air Warning Tuesday

Submitted by Sabrina Gusmorino on Tue, 2007-06-26 16:12.

The health and conservation departments have issued a statewide air quality advisory for Tuesday, warning of high levels of the pollutant ozone.

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To Do at DEC?

Submitted by Joshua Klainberg on Wed, 2007-04-11 00:16.

With a DEC Commissioner in place, the agency's priorities (per loose lipped staffers) appear to include:


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Green Light for Grannis!

Submitted by Joshua Klainberg on Sun, 2007-04-01 20:25.

This weekend during the budget frenzy, the state senate somehow found time to confirm Pete Grannis as the new head of the Department of Environmental Conservation.

No this is not an April Fool's joke, it's just how Albany works sometimes.


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