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The Biden Administration announced a major infrastructure plan captioned the American Jobs Plan in March 2021 with massive $2.3 trillion...

With the Presidential election concluded and a new Biden administration on the horizon in 2021, it’s useful to look ahead to potential en...

With the Presidential election less than three weeks out and the pandemic hitting the State, questions about energy policy and fracking a...

On July 18, 2019, Governor Cuomo, signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The legislation was described in th...

Although we regularly report on legal and regulatory developments in this column, the COVID-19 pandemic and NYS On PAUSE lead to some int...

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted most business and governmental matters in New York since early March, but in the midst of it, Governo...

On July 18, 2019, Governor Cuomo, along with former Vice President Al Gore in attendance, signed the Climate Leadership and Community Pro...

Over the last decade, development of shale gas through hydraulic fracturing has blossomed in Pennsylvania. The shale gas boom has led gas...

As we have reported on previously in this column, on February 28, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order directing US Environment...

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been in place for many years under the federal Clean Air Act regulating stationary air ...

On February 28, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order directing US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Corps of Engine...

On September 5, 2017, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) concluded an extensive regulatory revision proces...

Over the years the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regularly settled litigation brought by environmental interest groups a...

The Obama Administration adopted a Climate Action Plan in 2013, which addressed climate change issues. Pursuant to the Climate Action Pla...

On March 28, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order to dramatically shift course from the climate change focus of the Obama Admi...

Writing this column in December 2016, now a month past the surprising presidential election result, brings with it many uncertainties. Pr...

On August 1, the Governor’s Office announced that the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved New York’s most far reaching..

Crystalline silica is a mineral found in many building materials such as sand, stone, concrete, brick and mortar. Tiny particles of silica..

As we reported in the August column (The Daily Record, Aug. 3, 2015), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that sets the..

The Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to encourage private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended...