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Cooling tower deadline looms
This region has many opportunities for environmental education, but one of the premier events is an annual day-long environmental education seminar co-sponsored by the Genesee Finger Lakes Chapter of the […]
Environmental Law: EPA’s Clean Power Plan subject to significant opposition
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 […]
Environmental Law: COA limits review of federal stormwater program
Stormwater regulation is usually not a conversation starter, unless it is flowing through your yard, but a recent decision by the Court of Appeals, Natural Resources Defense Council v. New […]
Enivronmental Law: State agrees to Brownfield Cleanup Program amendments
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 […]
Environmental Law: Cuomo seeks state brownfield cleanup program change – again
A brownfield is a developed, but now vacant or underutilized property, where redevelopment or reuse is hampered by the presence of contamination. There are thousands of properties fitting this description […]
Environmental Law: Federal environmental regulations: substantial battles ahead
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 […]
Environmental Law: Risk & resiliency: NY’s plan to cope with climate change
New Yorkers will soon be required by law to prepare for the negative impacts of climate change. Convinced that the earth’s climate is warming, and that the sea is rising […]
Environmental Law: Proposed brownfield cleanup program amendments
The Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to foster private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended in June 2008 to cap tax credits, and those tax […]
Environmental Law: Genesee RiverWatch seeks to address persistent problems
Over the past decade, concerns about climate change and fracking have dominated public discussion about the environment, tending to overshadow the basic issues which sparked the environmentalist movement in the […]
Environmental Law: New Phase I standard helps manage environmental risk
Prospective purchasers and lessees of commercial real estate, as well as their lenders, generally recognize that they should investigate the environmental condition of property they seek to handle. The development […]
Environmental Law: It’s time to tweak local laws on cell tower siting
While cellphones are now ubiquitous, controversy over the siting of facilities which enable their use has not ceased. Federal law expressly preserves the right of municipalities to regulate the siting […]
Environmental Law: Yogurt triggers new battles in environmental regulation war
Does economic development only come at a cost to the environment? This old question has dominated environmental news of late, but most of the attention has focused on the acrimonious […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Long-arm jurisdiction: Northwell Health Inc. v. Group Hospitalization and Medical Services Inc.
- Fourth Department – Motor vehicle accident: Thurston v. Howard
- Western District Case Notes
- Fourth Department – Disclosure: People v. Smith
- Second Circuit – Petition for bail: Fulton v. Mullin
- Fourth Department – Breach of lease agreement: Three Buds, LLC v. NCTBP Calabrese LLC
- Second Circuit – Expert testimony: Rutledge v. Walgreen Co.; Phippen v. Walgreen Co.
- Second Circuit – Congestion pricing: County of Rockland v. Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Auth.
- Fourth Department – Apartment search: People v. Shaw
- Fourth Department – Vicarious liability: Sarah R. v. Crouse Health Hospital
- Fourth Department – Waiver of indictment: People v. Schindler
Law News
- New York sues Kalshi, says its prediction markets are illegal gambling
- Police investigate alleged misappropriation of Walworth Fire Department funds
- New trial granted for defendant unhappy with their attorney
- NY appellate court reinstates medical malpractice case
- NY appeals court reinstates slip-and-fall lawsuit
- Charter Communications must pay penalty for retaliation against employee
- Webster resident named to lead national court reporter group
- NY appeals court affirms rape conviction, rejects speedy trial claim