New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | February 27, 2023
Recent court decisions suggest that the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and 2021 Environmental Rights Amendment (amendment) are going to have very significant impacts on environmental regulation and litigation in New York state.
By Brian Lee | February 2, 2023
Claudia Braymer helped the group overcome a state plan to cut down 25,000 trees to build a connector snowmobile trail in the Adirondacks.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mark Cuthbertson and Matthew DeLuca | January 26, 2023
'Fresh Air for the Eastside v. State of New York,' issued on On Dec. 7, 2022 is the first decision addressing the scope of the recently adopted "Green Amendment" to the New York State Constitution.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Nicholas A. Robinson | January 19, 2023
Ultimately, New York courts will decide the scope of each person's environmental rights. In the short term, Gov. Kathy Hochul can do much to ensure that the state observes these elemental rights.
By James P. Rigano, Chair, Environmental and Energy Law Section | January 17, 2023
James P. Rigano, Chair of the Environmental and Energy Law Section, writes: The United States, individual states and many countries around the globe should follow New York's blueprint to address the climate crisis, which is being implemented through an aggressive program lead by state government and the private sector.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | January 11, 2023
Several significant environmental bills were enacted by the New York legislature and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022, and several others were vetoed.
By ALM Staff | December 27, 2022
The decision was pulled from the docket and summarized by the Law Journal's decision editors.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael Vanunu and Timothy Gonzalez | November 9, 2022
On Oct. 6, the Department of Buildings released proposed rules that aim to provide guidance on New York City's recently enacted clean energy law, Local Law 97 which seeks to reduce carbon emissions from the City's largest buildings by imposing yearly greenhouse gas emissions limits. Since its enactment, building owners have struggled to figure out what is required to comply with the new law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | November 9, 2022
Several regulations exist to protect chemical and waste facilities against extreme weather events. It is not clear that they all are being adequately implemented, and the existing rules leave many holes.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | October 26, 2022
The failure to update the Clean Air Act and other environmental statutes, or to otherwise address climate change and a host of other problems can be traced in large part to the filibuster.
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