New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NYSDEC
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:U.S._Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:New_York_State_Department_of_Health
academic institutions
nonprofit organizations
local governments
gptkbp:commissioner gptkb:Basil_Seggos
gptkbp:employs environmental conservation officers
forest rangers
gptkbp:formed 1970
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Albany,_New_York
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:New_York_State
gptkbp:mission To conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being.
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Adirondack_Park
gptkb:Catskill_Park
state environmental regulations
state forests
wildlife management areas
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:New_York_State_Government
gptkbp:publishes gptkb:Environmental_Conservation_Law
hunting and fishing regulations
state environmental reports
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:hunting
gptkb:wetlands
fishing
hazardous waste management
mining
trapping
air emissions
endangered species protection
invasive species control
oil and gas drilling
pesticide use
solid waste management
water discharges
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:fish
gptkb:air_pollution
forestry
environmental conservation
water quality regulation
wildlife management
enforcement of environmental laws
natural resource management
gptkbp:website https://www.dec.ny.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Adirondack_Mountains
gptkb:Adirondack_Park
gptkb:Catskill_Mountains
gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4