In conjunction with his proposed budget in January 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo stated that there is a need to revise and expedite siting regulations for electric generation facilities under Article 10 of the Public Service Law (PSL). In particular, the ...
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As we noted previously in this column, on Feb. 28, 2017, President 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” ...
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On August 12, 2019, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) finalized revisions to several key sections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations. The ESA has been in place ...
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Over the last decade, development of shale gas through hydraulic fracturing has blossomed in Pennsylvania. The shale gas boom has led gas companies, including National Fuel Gas Supply Company from New York, to explore and expand opportunities south of the ...
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As we have reported on previously in this column, 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 ...
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Almost everyone who has applied for a permit or other approval from a government board or agency has encountered the State Environmental Quality Review Act, more commonly known by its acronym, SEQR. Since 1975, SEQR has required the consideration of ...
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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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In 1972, in the midst of a period that might be considered the boom time for new environmental law in New York, the Legislature enacted Article 35 of the Environmental Conservation Law relating to the distribution and sale of household ...
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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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The proposal to locate a waste-to-energy facility on the former Seneca Army Depot in the Town of Romulus in Seneca County has reignited interest in New York State’s uneven approach to local control over the siting of “locally undesirable land ...
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Read More »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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A question frequently asked of environmental lawyers these days is to predict what the Trump administration will do regarding environmental regulation and enforcement. Certainly in relation to regulations intended to slow or stop climate change by eliminating emissions of greenhouse ...
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