The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if oil giants like Chevron & Exxon can move massive coastal damage lawsuits out of ...

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A former municipal employee in Northern Westchester will spend time in federal prison for his role in a public corruption ...

ALBANY — The Business Council of New York State and a consortium of building industry stakeholders filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging new freshwater wetland regulations that took effect in ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Homeowners with lakefront properties in New York are facing significant changes due to updated regulations that could classify some homes as part of protected wetlands.

The DEC highlights areas already considered wetland on its Environmental Resource ... and more closely listen to stakeholders across New York State who've expressed their concerns through the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now empowered to designate properties within 100 feet of the state's 7,500 lakes, ponds and reservoirs as wetlands. This ...

It is also New York City’s only wetland “mitigation bank.” The bank sells “mitigation credits” to developers who are planning to build on wetlands elsewhere in the city. This allows ...

Big changes to New York’s environmental conservation law took effect on Jan. 1, increasing regulated freshwater wetlands by one million acres, according to the state Department of Environmental ...