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NY sees strong solar power growth
ALBANY (AP) — New York state has seen a significant increase in solar power in the last three years. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Monday that installed solar power generation tripled […]
NRG Home Solar expanding
NRG Home Solar, a national residential solar company, is opening a new office in Henrietta. The expanded operations will allow NRG Home Solar to provide more qualified homeowners the opportunity […]
NYSERDA to host Rochester seminar
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is hosting a seminar in Rochester to help multifamily building owners and developers realize the benefits of energy-efficiency projects.
Home energy seminars planned
PathStone will be holding home energy seminars throughout the fall to help homeowners make their homes more comfortable and energy efficient. The seminars will detail how income-qualified homeowners and landlords […]
Court dismisses challenges to NY fracking review
ALBANY — A judge has dismissed two lawsuits challenging the state’s delay in finishing its health and environmental analysis of the potential impact of shale gas development in New York, […]
High court to hear natural gas price-fixing claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether a group of energy companies can be sued under state antitrust laws for illegally manipulating natural gas prices more than […]
COA affirms home-rule authority on fracking
A split Court of Appeals decision Monday affirmed a lower court ruling on two cases last year that allows municipalities’ “home rule” authority to make land-use decisions when it comes […]
COA considers local bans on gas drilling
ALBANY (AP) — New York’s highest court heard arguments Tuesday on whether municipalities can use local zoning laws to ban shale gas development within their borders using hydraulic fracturing. The […]
AG proposes utility planning
ALBANY (AP) — The New York attorney general is proposing legislation to require the state’s electric and gas utilities to assess their systems’ vulnerability to increasingly severe weather and plan […]
New fracking partnership takes first application
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A hotly debated partnership between major oil and gas companies and some environmental groups has accepted its first application under a program that aims to enforce tough […]
Ban on fracking waste proposed by Democrats
ALBANY (AP) — Shipping hydraulic fracturing waste product into the state for treatment or disposal would be banned under legislation introduced Tuesday by Democrats in the state Senate. The four […]
Energy bill caught up in Keystone XL dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after President Barack Obama touted executive actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency, a bill with similar goals is expected to fall victim to partisan gridlock in […]
Case Digests
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
- Fourth Department – Default: April I.O. v. Taylor, et al.
- Fourth Department – Murder: People v. McCullough
- Fourth Department – Termination of trust: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Trustee v. Campbell
- Fourth Department – Expert testimony: People v. Douse
- Second Circuit – Unlawful seizure: K.W. v. City of New York
- Second Circuit – Second Amendment: Christian v. James
- Fourth Department – Motion to renew: Brown v. State of New York
- Fourth Department – Adult Survivors Act: Jane Doe v. Moran, et al.
- Second Circuit – Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act: Article 13 LLC v. LaSalle Nat’l Bank Ass’n
Law News
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
- Phillips Lytle names new Rochester office leader
- Court annuls New York State’s wetland regulations for failure to comply with SEQRA
- Driver who caused fatal MVA sued by victim’s mother
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