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 ...

New Jersey woman Debrina Kawam was burned to death on the subway. Posts sharing an AI-generated photo misidentified the ...

Photos of at least two women have been misdescribed online as showing Debrina Kawam, the woman who died after being set on ...

Once considered a “pest” species, bobcats were classified as a game animal in the 1970s, thus establishing the need for ...

A mix of outdoor stories from New York, including information on Region 5 Fisheries staff completing their annual round ...

As previously described in a Jan. 12, 2024 legal alert and a July 12, 2024 legal alert, the New York State Department of Environmental ...

The man charged with burning a woman to death on a New York City subway train pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and arson ...

A highly contagious virus that causes vomiting and diarrhea has rapidly spread across New York City, with cases nearly ...

The New York State DEC says three people were charged after an attempt to shoot a deer backfired and, instead, put a bullet ...

One of the changes connected to the regulation updates won’t come until 2028, which will reduce the size requirement for state protections to 7.4 acres. Smaller wetlands of unusual importance will ...

A 40-year-old mother was one of six people shot in a New York City convenience store when she was used as a shield by a ...