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On Feb. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order directing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Corps of Engineers to review and rescind the 2015 “waters of the United States” rule that was issued under the ...

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On Sept. 5, 2017, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) concluded an extensive regulatory revision process to make the first major changes to the Solid Waste Management Regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 360, in approximately 20 years. The ...

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Over the years the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regularly settled litigation brought by environmental interest groups and stakeholders through consent decrees and settlement agreements that force EPA action or regulatory changes by court order rather than through normal ...

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The Obama administration adopted a Climate Action Plan in 2013, which addressed climate change issues. Pursuant to the Climate Action Plan, the past administration indicated that “the [EPA] will use its authority through the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program of ...

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On March 28, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dramatically shift course from the climate change focus of the Obama administration. The order has several components which will affect United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) climate regulations along ...

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Writing this column in December 2016, now a month past the surprising presidential election result, brings with it many uncertainties. Predicting environmental policy in new administrations is challenging under normal election conditions, but with a businessman about to assume the ...

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On August 1, the Governor’s Office announced that the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved New York’s most far reaching clean energy mandate. The Clean Energy Standard is aimed at fighting climate change, reducing air pollution and diversifying ...

Crystalline silica is a mineral found in many building materials such as sand, stone, concrete, brick and mortar.  Tiny particles of silica can be released into the air during construction and manufacturing activities. If workers are exposed to respirable silica ...

As we reported in the August column (The Daily Record, Aug. 3, 2015), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that sets the first limits on carbon emissions from power plants in the country. Although issued with celebration by ...

On Aug. 3, the United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that sets the first limits on carbon emissions from power plants in the country. While met with fanfare from the Obama Administration and certain environmental groups, the Clean ...

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The Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to encourage private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended in June 2008 to cap tax credits, and those tax credits were scheduled to expire in December 2015. As part ...

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Following Election Day and the shift in Senate control, it may be worth a look ahead at environmental issues that are likely to be confronted in 2015.  While the administration of President Obama has already been very active in the ...

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