Department of Environmental Conservation Archives – QNS

Fumes are emitted from the Green Asphalt plant in Blissville.

News

DEC fines Green Asphalt $25K over ‘nuisance conditions’ as Blissville community continues to voice concerns

By Shane O’Brien

Astoria power

Astoria

Astoria lawmaker calls on state regulators to reject NRG appeal for permit to replace power plant

By Bill Parry

Off shore wind turbines (Digital Composite)

Opinion

Op-Ed: Offshore wind providing a cleaner, greener and more resilient New York

By Joe Martens

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SEE IT: 35-foot humpback whale washes up on Rockaway’s Riis Park

By Todd Maisel

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Long Island City

Queens and Manhattan students study ecological health of the East River at Gantry Plaza State Park

By Angélica Acevedo

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Glendale

Department of Environmental Conservation flags Forest Park’s Strack Pond for toxic algae

By Max Parrott

Ridgewood Reservoir added to New York State Register of Historic Places

Ridgewood

Environmental group wants to close the bus gap to the Ridgewood Reservoir

By Max Parrott

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Flushing

‘We can’t sleep’: new study sheds light on Queens airplane noise and house sales correlation

By Mark Hallum

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‘Why is it being addressed again?’: Glendale residents vent frustrations at Superfund site remediations meeting

By Mark Hallum

Drops of mercury, the highly toxic metallic element

Jamaica Estates

Constant complaints over broken air conditioner led Rego Park man to poison Queens family with mercury: DA

By Robert Pozarycki

Mayor reveals new study to combat flooding in southeast Queens

Jamaica

Mayor reveals new study to combat flooding in southeast Queens

By Naeisha Rose

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Jamaica

Mama hawk attacks people at St. John’s University in Queens to protect an injured baby hawk

By Katarina Hybenova

The Department of Environmental Conversation is asking for public comments on a cleanup project at 29-37 41st Avenue and 29-27
Queens Plaza North.

Long Island City

Speak out on environmental cleanup of these two Queens Plaza sites

By Angela Matua

EDC criticized for not reporting contaminated oil in Linden Place project

By Madina Toure

Whitestone

Brownfield cleanup at Whitestone dry cleaners site delayed

By Madina Toure

Flushing

Kissena Lake now safe after fish die-off

By Madina Toure

News

Central Queens residents get more time to comment on waste from rail cars

By Madina Toure

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Glendale

Glendale, Middle Village residents get more time to vent on waste-by-rail permits

By Anthony Giudice

Mary Parisen

In Middle Village, civic urged to help find CURES for rail waste woes

By Anthony Giudice

Railcars

Glendale

Civic group continues fight against open-top rail cars in Glendale and Middle Village

By Anthony Giudice

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Arrest made for illegal shellfishing in Little Neck Bay: DEC

By Tom Momberg

News

Mute swan bill passes Senate a second time

By Madina Toure

Reservoir

Ridgewood

Assemblywoman supports Ridgewood Reservoir wetland push

By Anthony Giudice

Reservoir

Ridgewood

Is state balking at Ridgewood Reservoir wetland declaration?

By Robert Pozarycki

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