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A spokesman for Cuomo said the state's Department of Environmental Conservation had advised the city of alternatives to euthanasia.

Colwell says conservation officers from the Environment Department are also following up to ensure the company didn't break any regulations.

He said the park site, at 5900 S. Main St., was acquired with the help of a $ 300,000 grant about six years ago from the Conservation Department.

But Clusen said he was confident the firm would bring in some money through the grant application to the Department of Conservation.

The Park District was notified recently that the Illinois Department of Conservation will award the district a grant for $ 149,100, half the cost of the path, said Ray Ochromowicz, director of parks and recreation.

Sherry Lerch, Hockhalter's next - door neighbor, wrote to the Illinois Department of Conservation, which administers the grant, on Sept. 27 and said she objected to the Park District's plans for Union Creek Park.

Schneiderman said his office has received several complaints from landowners who say gas companies are trying to extend leases during the ongoing environmental review process from the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens today defended the department's decision to write regulations for hydraulic fracturing along with conducting an environmental review of the process, a move that environmental groups have said is essentially a fast - tracking.

After an e-coli related closure last year, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is saying that Lake George's Million Dollar Beach is ready to open for the summer swimming season.

Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said, «The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has been an incredible success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change in New York and the Northeast, while supporting thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investments in sustainable development projects.

Chris Amato, a staff attorney for Earth Justice and former official with the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, said his organization has experienced delays at that agency and the Public Service Commission that have made it difficult to weigh in on policy proposals.

Friday's announcement from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health said 20 additional properties with private wells would be hooked up to municipal water lines.

New Outdoor Tourism Promotion: Cuomo said the state will launch a new campaign specifically targeted to promote outdoor tourism, including a partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to launch the Official NY State Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife App; Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation with an early camping discount program; and a partnership with the Campground Owners of NY, which will represent I LOVE NEW YORK at RV shows nationwide.

Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says one day after the public comment period has closed, a 58 member staff is still opening boxes, but he expects the number of comments on a draft environmental impact statement for hydrofracking in New York State to reach 40,000.

The governor says he won't be adding additional staff to police hydro fracking in the Department of Environmental Conservation's budget this year.

The eight members that the governor appoints include four state agency representatives from DOH and DEC [Department of Environmental Conservation] and then four others,» says Hutton.

Long said fracking risked the possibility of «death by indecision» as the Department of Health and Department of Environmental Conservation put together a health assessment study that could push back the release of the environmental impact statement that was expected to be released by the DEC later this year.

And while Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens hinted at a possible do over on the rule - making process for fracking, Cuomo says there's «no step back.»

Cuomo says if communities want fracking, or are against fracking, then home rule should be taken into «consideration», if fracking is in the end allowed by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said, «New York State is home to some of the world's best fishing destinations, especially for bass, and we are thrilled that the Bassmaster tournament will once again be held in New York.

«New York State is consistent and deliberate in its comprehensive review and decision making on all project proposals,» the state's Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Public Service said in a statement.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation said Tuesday that its latest air monitoring program near the Peace Bridge shows the air people breathe in adjacent neighborhoods beset by high asthma rates is comparable to other similarly sized cities and high - traffic urban areas.

Insiders have said the decision could go either way at this point, and whichever way the Department of Environmental Conservation rules could offer a glimpse of its other pipeline decisions to come.

Tom Mailey, spokesman for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said in a statement: «State technical experts are actively working with counterparts at HUD and Suffolk County on all details of the four critical sewer extension projects announced by Governor Cuomo this past October so that they qualify for a maximum of federal funding.»

The New York Power Authority is also sending 10 engineers, planners, technical supervisors and translators, along with drones and two drone pilots from the Department of Environmental Conservation, to help with power restoration, Cuomo's office said.

The state's Department of Environmental Conservation issued a statement citing its own «ongoing and aggressive response» to the Hoosick Falls water, and saying that the E.P.A. was «finally acting» on a January response for federal Superfund consideration.

Although the State Department of Environmental Conservation continues to move along with its evaluation of fracking, the governor has said repeatedly that he won't go ahead with the gas drilling until all the facts are known.

«Thanks to Governor Cuomo and the Department of Environmental Conservation for carefully reviewing the impacts of the Millennium Pipeline and rightfully denying it,» Ruffalo said.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Wednesday said more work is needed on the federal project to remove PCB - laden sediment from the Hudson River.

Kurkoski says even though a moratorium passed by the legislature and signed by then Governor David Paterson has expired, the state still has a moratorium in place because the state's Department of Environmental Conservation can't issues permits until it finishes its environmental review.

Legislator Rob Calarco (D - Patchogue) said the Southern Pine Beetle Joint Commission would assemble a team of representatives from several agencies to combat the threat: four towns — including Riverhead and Southampton — the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the County Executive's Office, parks and environment departments, Cornell Cooperative Extension as well as the Pine Barrens Commission and the county water authority.

Meanwhile, county officials are working with the state Department of Environmental Conservation to test pollution on the most contaminated sections of the Roth Steel site, to determine what steps are required to clean it up, McMahon said.

McMahon said the county can apply to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for a nuisance animal permit that would allow archers to bait and cull the deer.

The supervisor said he's been trying to get the state Department of Environmental Conservation to treat deer as pests, not wildlife.

The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Thruway Authority announced its finding Wednesday, saying the Pilgrim Pipeline project has the potential for significant adverse impact on the environment and communities.

Al Carlacci, the regional air pollutant control engineer for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said he doesn't need a meter or an air quality monitor to tell him that there's some dirty air in the West Side near the Peace Bridge, where studies have shown high levels of asthma.

An article from the New York Times on Tuesday said Joseph Martens, head of the Department of Environmental Conservation, will also be one of the people to make the jump.

The Department of Environmental Conservation said in October that the lake is safe for swimming.

Since five communities in the Hudson Valley path of the Pilgrim Pipeline project have passed resolutions opposing it, further review by New York's Thruway Authority and Department of Environmental Conservation is a waste of resources, he said.

Martens said the Department of Environmental Conservation will put out a final environmental impact statement early next year, and after that he'll issue an order prohibiting fracking.

Mukasa said the state Department of Environmental Conservation and other government entities have ignored his research.

But E.P.A. regional administrator Judith Enck, in a letter to state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens, said that's not the case.

The problem was a topic of discussion at Tuesday's Cayuga County Legislature meeting, where Chairman Keith Batman said local officials have asked the state Department of Environmental Conservation for $ 150,000 for engineering plans around the two plants.

The APA and Department of Environmental Conservation have said they're researching their role in the matter.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health approved the use of the systems, Cuomo said.

Auburn Mayor Michael Quill said representatives from the state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health have been in the city nearly every day.

State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said protecting water quality in the region is a top priority.

Cuomo said the $ 500,000 one - year study to be undertaken by the state departments of health and environmental conservation will focus on what factors might be behind the higher cancer rates on Staten Island, Long Island, Warren County, and parts of western New York.

Last month, the State Department of Environmental Conservation along with the New York Department of State said there are several concerns with the proposed designations starting with the eastern Long Island Sound disposal site as being unnecessary, according to the governor.