Department of Environmental Conservation

An ongoing investigation into environmental contamination is continuing at a former NYSEG generating plant near Johnson City.

A game farm in Ithaca is New York's sole supplier of pheasants and the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at the farm.

Since this annual spring ban has been in effect, the NYS DEC has noted that the number of wildfires in our state has decreased by more than 40%.

A state inspector has halted demolition activity at a former NYSEG generating plant in the town of Union as an investigation is launched into possible criminal activity at the site.

I've often wondered when is the best time to spot eagles in New York State and more specifically in the Southern Tier.

As if bears weren't frightening enough, cougars have been moving east across the United States and there's a chance they'll become more prevalent in New York.

Your favorite laundry detergent could be harder to find on New York shelves thanks to a law that makes several popular laundry detergents illegal to sell in NYS.

Besides deer being stirred up by the fall rut and looking for diminishing food sources, hunters are pushing the population even more.

Emergency communications indicates a person had been in the Susquehanna River and had to be rescued by authorities.

It's international Bat Week, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wants to teach you how to save bats that remain here in the winter.