(ABC 6 News) – The city of Rochester has opened applications for $25,000 in grants for community projects focused on environmental sustainability. The Rochester City Council approved the funding as part of an expansion of the Building Community Grant. The city said example…
New York recently finalized their 2025–2035 State Wildlife Action Plan. This roadmap helps direct conservation toward species and habitats considered most in need of help over the coming decade. We spoke with DEC Wildlife Biologist Breanna Denoncour, who helped coordinate this…
Home » Nature Page & Night Sky » New York Mixed Bag: DEC Info Locator Virtual Mapping Interface Gets An Upgrade The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s online mapping interface, known as the DEC Info Locator, recently got an upgrade that…
Rochester, N.Y. — Rochester reached the halfway point in its ambitious Lead Pipe Replacement Project on Wednesday, celebrating the milestone as part of its commitment to public health and delivering safe drinking water. City leaders report that more than 14,000 lead service lines…
By JOSEPH FREDERICK and JOSH KELETY This is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history, according to one expert, and the owls have attracted nightly crowds of people in the street eager to get…
For many Long Island residents, the question is both simple and alarming: Could the pipe that brings water into your home contain lead? A new report suggests that concern is far more urgent in Nassau County than in neighboring Suffolk…
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