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- 2013.04.15: NY Environmental Section Enforcement Update March 2013, #3
- 2013.03.31: Hydrofracturing Moratorium Continues
- 2013.03.27: NY Oil Spill Symposium Announced
- 2013.03.14: NY Environmental Section Enforcement Update February 2013
- 2013.03.08: NYSDEC Briefs Brownfields Parties on 2013 Certificate of Completion Procedures
- 2013.02.15: NY Environmental Section Enforcement Update January 2013 #1
- 2013.02.06: Section Celebrates 21st Annual Minority Fellowship Award
- 2013.01.28: 2013 Environmental Law Section Annual Business Meeting
- 2013.01.20: Two Resources to Help Local Governments Create Sustainable Neighborhoods
- 2013.01.01: Happy New Year!
- 2012.10.26: New York Governor Released State Energy Plan Calling for $5.7 Billion in Private Investment to Add 3,200 Megawatts of Electricity Generating and Transmission Capacity
- 2012.10.22: Report Found that New York's Electronic Recycling Law Has Increased Access to E-Waste Collection Sites for Rural New Yorkers and Reduced Costs for Rural Communities
- 2012.10.16: Governor Cuomo Signs Nine-Month Extension of Tax Credits Under Brownfield Cleanup Program
- 2012.09.11: DEC Issues Final Rule Creating Model Forms for Conducting Environmental Assessments Under SEQRA
- 2012.08.22: State Department of Taxation and Finance Releases Guidance Memo Concerning Recent State Law Extending Tax Exemptions for Alternative Fuels
- 2012.07.25: DEC Announces Expansion of Pilot Program to Increase Compliance With Environmental Laws in Small Regulated Facilities
- 2012.07.12: Report Shows that Rates of Sea-Level Rise on East Coast Are Three to Four Times Faster Than Global Average
- 2012.06.15: New York City Announces Plan to Reduce Fine Particulate Matter
- 2012.05.24: RGGI Releases Series of Possible Changes to Its Cap-and-Trade Program
- 2012.05.22: University Study Concludes that New York's Regulatory Framework for Hydraulic Fracturing Would Avoid Mistakes Made in Pennsylvania
- 2012.05.14: Report Finds that RGGI Has Generated Significant Economic Benefits in Participating States
- 2012.04.13: DEC Releases Draft Guidance Concerning Tidal Wetland Land Use Regulations
- 2012.03.26: New York City Announces Request for Proposals for Solar and Wind Power Facilities at Fresh Kills Landfill
- 2012.03.01: Urban Green Council Releases Report Finding that Green Codes Task Force's Recommendations Have Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Saved Energy
- 2012.02.14: New York City Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination Announces Release of 2012 CEQR Technical Manual
- 2012.01.20: Report on RGGI Emissions Finds that 2011 Emissions Were 34 Percent Below Cap
- 2012.01.03: New York City Mayor Signs Several Laws Concerning Building Codes, PCBs and Bike Racks
- 2011.12.15: Public Service Commission Grants Certificate for Wind Energy Project
- 2011.11.22: DEC Issues Notice Concerning Proposed Water Withdrawal Regulations
- 2011.11.07: DEC Issues SPDES General Permit for Point Source Discharges to State Surface Waters from Pesticide Applications
- 2011.10.21: DEP and DEC Reach Draft Agreement Concerning Improving New York Harbor Water Quality
- 2011.10.11: DEC Issues Proposed Regulations Concerning High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing
- 2011.09.13: DEC Issues Revised EIS Concerning High-Volume Hydrologic Fracturing
- 2011.08.24: NYSERDA Relaunches Energy Star Homes Program With $14.5 Million in Incentives
- 2011.08.22: New York Enacts The Power NY Act of 2011
- 2011.07.18: DEC Issues Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement Concerning High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing in the Marcellus Shale Formation in New York
- 2011.07.01: Bill Passed that Creates State Level Green Jobs Subcommittee
- 2011.06.29: New York Legislature Passes Innovative Financing Mechanism for Improving Building Energy Efficiency
- 2011.06.29: State Legislature Passes Bill Regulating Large Water Withdrawals
- 2011.06.22: RGGI Announces that Only 30% of Available Allowances Purchased at June Auction
- 2011.06.15: New York, Along with 11 Other Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic States, Agrees to Support Sustainable Communities
- 2011.06.09: New York City Announces Program to Test Green Products in City-Owned Buildings
- 2011.05.27: Long Island Business News Names Miriam E. Villani One of Long Island's Top 50 Women for 2011
- 2011.05.13: New York City Enacts Three More Laws to Green Its Building Code
- 2011.05.06: Report Finds that Carbon Emissions in RGGI States Increased by 11% in 2010; Still 27% Below Cap
- 2011.04.28: Energy Companies Agree to Pay $2 Million to Settle Deceptive Marketing Claims
- 2011.04.25: No. 4 and No. 6 Heating Oil to be Phased Out in New York City
- 2011.04.20: New York City Announces Plan to Power Cruise Ships With Electricity While in Port
- 2011.04.14: EPA Region 2 Proposes No-Discharge Zone for Long Island Sound
- 2011.04.12: New York City Announces Green Lease for Commercial Office Space in World Trade Center
- 2011.03.16: New York City Releases Waterfront Plan
- 2011.03.14: NYSERDA Announces that Green Homes/Green NY is Leading to Record Numbers of Energy Efficiency Retrofits
- 2011.03.01: RGGI Report Finds that RGGI States Are Using 78 Percent of Proceeds on Energy Programs
- 2011.02.24: DEC Reaches Settlement with Smelting and Recycling Facility in Middletown
- 2011.02.11: EPA Investigation of Gowanus Canal Finds Widespread Presence of Pollutants
- 2011.02.03: President Obama Launches Better Buildings Initiative
- 2011.01.18: Council on Environmental Quality Issues Guidance Memorandum Concerning Mitigating Environmental Impacts under NEPA
- 2011.01.11: EPA Agrees to Issue Human Health Risk Assessment for Pesticide
- 2011.01.03: DEC Adopts Emergency Rulemaking to Address EPA's Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule and Final PM-2.5 Requirements
- 2010.12.10: DEC Releases New Solid Waste Management Plan
- 2010.12.10: New York State Climate Action Council Announces Availability of Climate Action Plan Interim Report
- 2010.12.06: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Law in a NutShell Published
- 2010.11.29: DEC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Revisions to Full and Short Environmental Assessment Forms
- 2010.11.19: ExxonMobil Agrees to Pay $25 Million to Settle Lawsuit Concerning Cleanup of Newtown Creek
- 2010.11.18: New York City Department of Parks and Recreation Issues New Rules for Community Gardens
- 2010.11.11: New York State Releases Plan to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 80% by 2050
- 2010.11.09: NYSERDA Releases Report Finding that Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Electricity Generators in RGGI States Declined by 1/3 Since 2005
- 2010.10.28: DEC Releases Draft Guidance Concerning Law Prohibiting Pesticide Use on Playgrounds and Playing Fields at Schools and Day Care Centers
- 2010.10.21: DEC Announces Submission of New Performance Standards for Outdoor Wood Boilers
- 2010.10.14: Upcoming CLE on State and Municipal Efforts to Improve Building Energy Efficiency
- 2010.10.14: New York City Enacts Five More Laws to Green Its Building Code
- 2010.10.04: EPA Adds Newtown Creek to National Priorities List
- 2010.10.04: DEC Issues Commissioner Policy on Climate Change
- 2010.09.16: RGGI Holds Ninth Auction; Allowances Sell for Minimum Reserve Price of $1.86 Per Allowance
- 2010.09.10: Governor Signed State Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act
- 2010.09.07: DEC Releases Draft Strategic Plan for State Forest Management
- 2010.08.20: Environmental Law Section Fall Meeting Oct. 1-3, 2010 in Cooperstown, NY
- 2010.08.19: New York City Enacts Law Regarding No. 4 Heating Oil
- 2010.08.12: New York City and DEC Enter Into Memorandum of Agreement Creating New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program
- 2010.08.12: Defendants Agree to Settle Claims Over MTBE Contamination in Long Island
- 2010.08.11: DEC Issued Draft Proposals to Strengthen Endangered and Threatened Species Regulations
- 2010.07.30: DEC Regulations Prohibit Import of Firewood into New York
- 2010.07.27: Case Challenging New York City Recycling Law Settled
- 2010.07.14: EPA Announces Proposed Regulations to Replace Clean Air Interstate Rule
- 2010.07.14: RGGI Report Finds that Futures Trading in Carbon Allowances Declined in the Fourth Quarter of 2009
- 2010.07.09: EPA Announces Proposed Regulations to Replace Clean Air Interstate Rule
- 2010.06.30: EPA Releases 2010 List of Impaired or Threatened Waters in New York State
- 2010.06.21: Report Finds that Greenhouse Gas Emissions of RGGI States Fell Sharply
- 2010.06.14: New York State Pollution Prevention Institute to Conduct Workshop Regarding Environmentally Preferable Practices and Purchasing
- 2010.06.14: New York State Enacts Law Requiring Electronics Manufacturers to Accept E-Waste
- 2010.06.01: New York City Panel on Climate Change Releases Report Concerning Adaptation
- 2010.05.17: City of Oswego Agrees to Spend $87 Million to Upgrade Sewer System
- 2010.05.13: DEC Issues Notice of Availability of Proposed Commissioner Policy Regarding Climate Change
- 2010.05.12: DEC Releases Draft Solid Waste Management Plan
- 2010.04.26: Study Finds that State Sources of Sustainable Biofuel Could Help Decrease Greenhouse Gas Pollution, Create Jobs, and Increase Energy Security
- 2010.04.21: Department of Energy Announces Two-Phase Cleanup of West Valley Radioactive Waste Site
- 2010.04.15: DEC Announces Changes to State’s Freshwater Fishing Regulations
- 2010.04.09: DEC Issues Proposed Program Policy Concerning Guidance on Application Process for Brownfield Site Cleanup Agreements Under Brownfield Cleanup Program
- 2010.04.09: Paterson Vetoes Grant Bill for GHG Reduction Technologies
- 2010.04.02: DEC Issues Proposed Program Policy Regarding “Green Remediation”
- 2010.04.02: New York State Invasive Species Council Issues Draft Report to Protect Forests, Farmlands and Waterways from Invasive Species
- 2010.03.26: Public Service Commission Expands Renewable Portfolio Standard Program
- 2010.03.26: Public Service Commission Expands Renewable Portfolio Standard Program
- 2010.03.17: EPA Region 2 Gives Preliminary Approval to Establishment of No-Discharge Zone in New York State Canal System
- 2010.03.15: DEC Issues Proposed Policy Regarding Closed-Cycle Cooling Technology for Power Plants and Other Industrial Facilities
- 2010.03.08: Court of Appeals Holds that Property Is Eligible for Participation in Brownfield Cleanup Program
- 2010.03.03: EPA Region Two Designates Gowanus Canal as Superfund Site
- 2010.02.26: New York City and DEC Reach Agreement to Improve Water Quality in Jamaica Bay
- 2010.02.16: New York Task Force on Green Codes Issues Set of Recommendations for Revising City Codes
- 2010.02.11: Public Service Commission Approves Up to $35 Million for Combined Heat and Power Generation Facility
- 2010.02.01: Department of Energy Releases Its Final Plan for Cleanup and Decommissioning of the West Valley Demonstration Project
- 2010.01.22: EPA and GE Release Reports Identifying Problems With First Phase of Project to Dredge PCBs From the Upper Hudson River
- 2010.01.22: Governor Paterson Proposes 12.4% Cut in State Spending on Environmental and Energy Programs
- 2010.01.22: Cement Manufacturer With Plant in New York Agrees to Comprehensive Clean Air Act Settlement
- 2010.01.20: Public Service Commission Approves $20.9 Million in Funding for Renewable Portfolio Standard Program
- 2010.01.15: Upstate Hospitals Agree to Stop Discharging Pharmaceutical Waste Into New York City Watershed
- 2010.01.11: EPA Proposes New Health Standards for Ground Level Ozone
- 2010.01.07: EPA States that Plan to Permit Natural Gas Drilling in New York City Watershed Poses Risks to Water Supply
- 2009.12.30: New York City Issued First Assessment of Community Air Quality at Street Level
- 2009.12.28: RGGI Lawsuit Settled
- 2009.12.23: Environmental Advocates’ Report Finds that $500 Million Has Been Diverted From the State’s Environmental Protection Fund in the Past Sixteen Years
- 2009.12.21: DEC Study Found that Some Bat Species Have Been Reduced By More Than 90 Percent As a Result of “White Nose Syndrome”
- 2009.12.16: Public Service Commission Expands State Renewable Portfolio Standard Goal to 30% by 2015
- 2009.12.16: Public Service Commission Approves More Than $120 Million in New Energy Efficiency Programs
- 2009.12.10: New York City Passes Suite of Laws Addressing Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings
- 2009.12.09: New York Power Authority Issues Request for Proposals for Development of Offshore Wind Power Projects in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
- 2009.12.04: DEC Announces New Mapping Gateway Website
- 2009.11.30: New York State Attorney General’s Office Reaches Settlement With Natural Gas Exploration Company Concerning Misleading Letter Regarding Leases
- 2009.11.24: Legislature Passes PACE Legislation
- 2009.11.20: Columbia Law School Establishes Database of NYS Municipal Laws on Green Buildings
- 2009.11.20: Do you read this blog?
- 2009.11.19: DEC Announces Commissioner Policy Regarding Decommissioning Groundwater Monitoring Wells
- 2009.11.19: New Version of DEC’s SEQRA Handbook Available Online
- 2009.11.12: Manufacturer to Pay $2 Million for Cleanup Costs at Superfund Site
- 2009.11.06: DEC Issues Notice of Availability of Proposed Program Policy for Brownfield Site Cleanup Agreements
- 2009.11.06: DEC Issues Notice of Availability of Proposed Program Policy for Real Property Eligibility Opinions for the Brownfield Cleanup Program
- 2009.10.28: Court of Appeals Decides Important SEQRA Case
- 2009.10.27: Company Agrees to Pay Fine and Stop Making Claims that Its Keyboards Inhibit Germs and Bacteria
- 2009.10.19: Governor Paterson Proposes to Use $90 Million in RGGI Proceeds to Close Budget Gap
- 2009.10.19: Report On Green Buildings in New York City Finds No Significant in Cost Between Green And Non-Green Buildings
- 2009.10.16: Public Service Commission Approves Programs to Reduce Peak Energy Demand
- 2009.10.14: New York City Enacts New Asbestos Rules
- 2009.10.13: DEC Releases Draft EIS Concerning Drilling Activities in Marcellus Shale
- 2009.10.12: DEC Proposes Draft Guidance Documents Regarding Tidal Wetlands
- 2009.10.05: New York City Releases Second Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- 2009.10.05: DEC Launches New Initiative Certifying “Green” Lodging Establishments
- 2009.09.24: New York City Council Passes Bill Regarding Retrofitting and Discontinuing Diesel Fuel-Powered School Buses
- 2009.09.22: NYSERDA Report States that New York Has Spent Small Amount of RGGI Funds
- 2009.09.17: Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lead Shot Contamination Claims
- 2009.09.14: State Senate Approves Green Jobs-Green New York Act
- 2009.09.11: RGGI Holds Fifth Auction of Carbon Allowances
- 2009.09.11: Governor Signs Amended Green Building Act
- 2009.09.04: Open House Scheduled to Discuss Decommissioning Plans for the West Valley Demonstration Project Site
- 2009.08.27: DEC Exercises Enforcement Discretion for Tank Regulation
- 2009.08.26: Non-Admit Clauses in DEC Consent Orders
- 2009.08.25: Village Ordered to Improve Stormwater Runoff System
- 2009.08.20: Governor Paterson Signs Executive Order Establishing Program to Review Environmental Regulations
- 2009.08.20: Public Service Commission Approves Energy Efficiency Programs
- 2009.08.18: EPA and New York City Reach Agreement on Disposal of Monitors and Light Bulbs
- 2009.08.17: Judge Clears Most of New York Bottle Bill
- 2009.08.11: EPA Announces that PCB Level Spiked in Upper Hudson River
- 2009.08.07: Governor Paterson Signs Executive Order Setting Goal of Reducing Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 80 Percent by 2050
- 2009.08.06: EPA Settles Pesticide Enforcement Case Against Maker of Hospital Disinfectants
- 2009.07.30: Study Finds Link Between Exposure to Air Toxics and Lower Intelligence Quotient
- 2009.07.26: Public Service Commission Announces Approval of Smart Grid Initiatives
- 2009.07.17: DEC Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Review Policy under SEQRA
- 2009.07.16: Report Details Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Adirondack State Park
- 2009.07.13: National Park Service to Store Species’ DNA at New York City Museum
- 2009.06.30: Supreme Court Denies Review of Filtration Rule Waiver for New York City
- 2009.06.26: Court Upholds DEC Regulations Concerning Release of Ballast Water By Large Vessels
- 2009.06.24: Court Rules that New York Taxi Incentive Blocked by Federal Law
- 2009.06.22: RGGI Announces Auction Clearing Price for Fourth Auction
- 2009.06.19: Fact Sheet Explaining Soil Vapor Intrusion Law Posted on DEC Website
- 2009.06.19: Public Service Commission Authorizes $6.6 Million for Energy Efficiency Workforce Development Initiatives
- 2009.06.17: New York Releases 2009 Open Space Conservation Plan
- 2009.06.15: New York Joins With Other States to Sign Agreement to Protect Coastal and Ocean Resources
- 2009.06.15: Environmental Remediation Annual Report for 2008-09 Available on DEC Website
- 2009.06.02: RGGI Announces that Proposed Offset Projects Can Be Registered
- 2009.05.29: Obama Administration Announces Major Increase in Automobile Fuel Economy Standards
- 2009.05.20: More On the Hudson River Cleanup
- 2009.05.19: Hudson River PCB Cleanup Commences
- 2009.05.15: New York City Mayor Bloomberg Signs Measure Establishing New York City Brownfield Cleanup Program
- 2009.05.12: New York to Fund Research Into Energy Storage
- 2009.05.12: Governor Signs Order to Phase Out Purchase of Bottled Water by State Agencies
- 2009.05.08: NYSERDA Announces Plan for RGGI Proceeds
- 2009.05.05: Supreme Court issues important CERCLA decision
- 2009.05.03: NYISO Issues Report Finding that State’s Power Plants Have Reduced Emissions of Air Contaminants
- 2009.05.03: Mayor Bloomberg Announces Building Energy Efficiency Plan
- 2009.04.22: Environmental Law Section Classroom Project
- 2009.04.17: EPA Issues Proposed Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases
- 2009.04.13: New York City Mayor Announces Opening of Green Industrial Facility and Factory at Brooklyn Navy Yards
- 2009.04.08: Environmental Law Section Releases Memorandum in Support of "Bigger, Better Bottle Bill"
- 2009.04.07: EPA Announces Award of $430 Million to New York For Wastewater Infrastructure Projects
- 2009.04.02: Supreme Court Allows EPA to Consider Cost to Utilities in Cooling Water Rules
- 2009.03.29: Report Finds that Sea Level Rise in New York City Will Exceed Mean Global Sea Level Rise During by 2100
- 2009.03.29: Study Finds New York Offshore Wind Farm Feasible With Some Upgrades
- 2009.03.23: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Enacts Laws Related to Generators, Wetlands and Solid Waste
- 2009.03.23: RGGI Completes Third Auction of Carbon Dioxide Allowances
- 2009.03.19: DEC Charges 18 Individuals for Smuggling and Selling Protected Reptiles and Amphibians
- 2009.03.18: U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Congress Did Not Intend to Remove Damage Claims in Passing and Amending Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
- 2009.03.17: DEC Releases Handbook Providing Roadmap for Municipalities to Protect Natural Resources
- 2009.03.16: Department of Transportation and NYSERDA Announce Funding for Proposals to Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled in the State
- 2009.03.16: Adirondack Park Agency Proposes Streamlined Process for Siting of Small Scale Wind Power
- 2009.03.12: Long Island Power Authority Announces Launch of Smart Meter Demonstration Program
- 2009.03.11: DEC Issues Draft Greenhouse Gas Policy
- 2009.03.10: DEC Releases Report Calling New York's Vapor Program the Most Proactive in the Nation
- 2009.03.05: Supreme Court Limits Advocacy Groups' Standing in Public Land Use Cases
- 2009.03.04: New York Towns Sued to Halt Hudson River Dredging Project
- 2009.03.02: NYSERDA Releases Spending Plan for Proceeds From RGGI Allowance Auctions
- 2009.02.25: Renewable energy issues discussed in Obama's speech
- 2009.02.25: New York City Enacts Laws Limiting Engine Idling
- 2009.02.19: DEC rolls out Climate Smart Communities Program
- 2009.02.18: New York City Panel on Climate Change Released Report that Predicts Higher Temperatures and Rising Sea Levels for New York City
- 2009.02.13: Public Service Commission Announces that It Will Consider Utility Proposals for Advanced Meter Infrastructure Projects
- 2009.02.10: Fourth Department upholds DEC's decision not to accept property into Brownfields Cleanup Program
- 2009.02.10: Welcome to the Environmental Law Section blog!