Basil Seggos

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a campaign to encourage visitors to take advantage of state parks and beaches for…

The often-lengthy state budget hearings began Monday at the Capitol as legislators heard testimony on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s spending plan and how to close a…

Beginning in March, New York will ban single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retail outlets, which supporters believe will cut down on…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo was at Fort Niagara State Wednesday to announce funding for flood prevention development along the Lake Ontario shoreline.As part of the…

The Cuomo administration's top environmental conservation officer isn't resigning after all. Basil Seggos announced in November that he would step down as…

New York State DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos says cleaning up Tonawanda Coke could take years. Seggos toured the River Road site this week to get a first…

It’s not just consumers. Recycling plastic bags for many retailers has proven difficult. To help with this problem, the New York Plastic Bag Task Force…

A plan is in the works to help prevent more "black water" and other illegal discharges into the lower Niagara River. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be calling on…

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos Friday announced that the Niagara Falls Water Board violated water…

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reports soil samples taken show no contamination from the Niagara Sanitation Landfill in…