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9 Best Climate-Based Festivals in 2024
With plenty of spandex clothing, flashy social-media activations built just for a weekend, and massive laser shows beaming out over the crowd, modern festivals might not look like hotbeds of activism. But it’s embedded in their DNA. Woodstock, the Monterey International Pop Festival, and the Harlem Cultural Festival in the 1960s, all carrying a peace-and-love…
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State says G.W. Lisk site poses “significant threat to public health and environment”
CLIFTON SPRINGS — The G.W. Lisk Co. manufacturing site at 2 South St. has levels of trichloroethene, or TCE, well above state standards — and it poses a significant threat to public health and the environment. That’s the conclusion of the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Region 8 office in Avon after reviewing a Remedial…
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Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation monitors local bat population
SANIBEL, Fla. — SCCF’s Wildlife and Habitat Management Department is conducting acoustic monitoring of bat species on Sanibel Island. In collaboration with the Miami Bat Lab, ultrasonic recording boxes are being placed around the island to identify bat species in specific areas. These boxes record ultrasonic vocalizations of bats and analyze them to identify species…
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IUCN WCEL co-hosts the first FCI conference “Inclusive Conservation: Indigenous Peoples and local communities at the forefront of forest protection”
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IUCN WCEL co-hosts the first FCI conference “Inclusive Conservation: Indigenous Peoples and local communities at the forefront of forest protection”
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Environmental Site Database Search
DEC protects the land, water, and air resources in New York. Whether it is addressing climate change effects, promoting responsible waste management, monitoring air quality, overseeing contaminated site clean-ups, or oil and gas mining monitoring, DEC is there to safeguard the environment; you can too by reporting environmental violations and problems.
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Radiation
Program Policy 5 – Management of Soils Contaminated with Technologically-Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) DEC has issued the Division of Materials Management Program Policy 5 – Management of Soils Contaminated with Technologically-Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (TENORM) (DMM-5). DMM-5 identifies the process and criteria to be used to evaluate Technologically-Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials…
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Water
New York’s abundant rivers, streams, lakes and coastal waters are used for recreation, fishing, tourism, agriculture and manufacturing. Dams and other infrastructure help us manage our waters. Though plentiful, the water resources of the state are threatened by chemical contaminants and other pollutants from a wide range of sources. The Division of Water provides various…
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Water
New York’s abundant rivers, streams, lakes and coastal waters are used for recreation, fishing, tourism, agriculture and manufacturing. Dams and other infrastructure help us manage our waters. Though plentiful, the water resources of the state are threatened by chemical contaminants and other pollutants from a wide range of sources. The Division of Water provides various…
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HuntFishNY Mobile App
Now Featuring the TACKLE BOX: Check out the new Tackle Box feature in the HuntFishNY mobile app! Tackle Box provides anglers with one stop shopping for waterbody-specific information on fishing regulations, stocking, and fishing/boating access sites. Tackle Box is part of DEC’s continued efforts to make fishing easier, more enjoyable and more accessible to all!…