Environmental Stories, News, and More Delivered to Your Inbox
New Subscribers
To receive emails from DEC, type your email address in the box above, click "Submit." You'll be asked to:
- Confirm your email address.
- Choose your Email Delivery Preference (how frequently updates are delivered to you):
- Send updates immediately by email -- (as they are released)
- Send updates daily by email digest -- (receive all of your topic emails bundled together as 1 email on the day following their release)
- Send updates weekly by email digest -- (receive all of your topic emails for the week on Sunday evenings, bundled together as 1 email)
- Provide Optional Password -- you can provide an optional password to add password protection to your subscriber preferences.
- Submit to see a list of our topic choices. Once you choose your topics and submit, you'll be prompted to provide your zip code (optional).
Topic Choices
DEC offers more than 100 major newsletter topics, including freshwater fishing and boating; regional newsletters; hazardous waste clean ups; air quality alerts; environmental tips on being more green; job vacancies; county clean up announcements, and so many more. All of these major topics are available through the above sign-up box.
In addition to the full list of topics offered upon signing up, we also offer these topics with more targeted content:
Outdoor Recreational and Commercial Activities
Education and Outdoor Skills
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Prevent and Control Pollution
- Climate Smart Communities Program
- Air Quality (Air Mail!)
- Environmental Justice
- Wastewater Operators Certification Renewal
Working with DEC
Current Subscribers
To customize your existing account at any time: Update preferences or unsubscribe (also located at the bottom of any of DEC Delivers email).
Check Your Subscriptions or Change Your Preferences:
Under the Subscriptions tab you can: see your topics, delete topics, delete your account, view topic list, and add or remove topics.
- Update preferences or unsubscribe - type in the email address you subscribed with, click submit.
- To remove any topic, repeat step 1, then put a check mark next to the topics you want to remove in the "check to delete" column, and submit. The topic(s) will disappear from your list, and you will receive an email confirming your deletion.
- To delete your account, repeat step 1. Under your topic list select "Unsubscribe from all topics and delete my account." You'll be asked, "Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from all topics and delete your account? This operation cannot be undone." Click OK. "You have successfully unsubscribed" will appear, and you will receive email confirmation.
- To view the current topic list and add or remove subscription choices, repeat step 1. Under your topic list select "View topic list and add or remove topics from your subscription." If you make any changes to your subscriptions, submit. You will receive an email confirming your changes.
Preferences: To update your email address, password, or change how often you receive emails
- Repeat step 1. Then select the Preferences tab at the top of the page. You can change your preferences any time on this page, click submit.
Note: Your contact information is used only to deliver requested email updates or to access your subscriber preferences. It will not be shared unless required by law.