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Dr. Suparna Bhalla (R, dark hair) of Mount Saint Mary's College helps freshmen biology students gather glass eels that were caught in a trap on the Quassaick Creek May 1, 2013 in Newburgh, New York as part of a project by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and and Cornell’s Water Resource Institute to monitor eel populations. Eels are under pressure in the Atlantic region, very restricted fishing is allowed in the US and the European Union. There is special demand in Japan where it is believed to have medicinal benefits. The captured eels were later released upstream in the creek.
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Bethpage park to get $60M state Superfund cleanup
State Department of Environmental Conservation Monday announced a $60 million final cleanup plan to treat chemical pollutants in groundwater and clean up soil contamination at Bethpage Community Park.The plan mirrors one proposed in May that calls for containing Read more »
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Toxic Red Tide Returns, Shellfishing Banned In Sag Harbor
State Department of Environmental Conservation halted shellfish harvesting in Sag Harbor Cove this week after high levels of a neurotoxin produced by “red tide” algae blooms was detected in shellfish there. It is the second year in a row that the cove has from 27east.com Read more »
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Recycling: How the Waste Is Handled
or reusable material from solid waste. The towns are required to have solid waste management plans approved by State Department of Environmental Conservation (rather amusingly known as SWAMP), plus a description of a “comprehensive recycling analysis.” The from The East Hampton Star Read more »
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Burn ban in effect amid dry conditions
year's browning vegetation and high winds have created the perfect conditions for grass fires, which is why the State Department of Environmental Conservation have implemented the Burn Ban. "The burn ban is in place to reduce property damage and also for the from NBC-WKTV News Read more »
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DEC to announce land acquisition in Lake George area
State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens will be in Lake George Wednesday to make a land acquisition announcement to benefit the Lake George area, it was announced today... from The Schenectady Daily Gazette Read more »
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Eating sea lamprey: They're not bad to stomach after you cut the head off
A lot of times you see fish with scars on them. At a recent state of the Eastern Finger Lakes meeting, state Department of Environmental Conservation officials noted the lamprey situation in Cayuga Lake is the worst it’s been in several decades. Some 80 percent from Syracuse.com Read more »
