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Dec 29, 2020
4 min

Potential Environmental Policies in a New Presidential Administration

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

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Energy Policy and the Fracking Battle in the November Election

George S. Van Nest

Oct 20, 2020
5 min

Energy Policy and the Fracking Battle in the November Election

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

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NYS DEC Issues Proposed Regulations to Implement Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

George S. Van Nest

Aug 25, 2020
3 min

NYS DEC Issues Proposed Regulations to Implement Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

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

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NYS Outdoor Recreation Booms Under the Coronavirus Shutdown

George S. Van Nest

Jun 26, 2020
4 min

NYS Outdoor Recreation Booms Under the Coronavirus Shutdown

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

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NYS Adopts Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act

George S. Van Nest

Apr 24, 2020
4 min

NYS Adopts Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act

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

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NYS Legislature and Governor Adopt Sweeping Legislation in
Climate Leadership and Community Protect

George S. Van Nest

Aug 30, 2019
4 min

NYS Legislature and Governor Adopt Sweeping Legislation in Climate Leadership and Community Protect

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

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NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Continues Fight Against National Fuel Pipeline Project

George S. Van Nest

Jun 21, 2019
4 min

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Continues Fight Against National Fuel Pipeline Project

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

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U.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Propose New Waters of the U.S. Rule

George S. Van Nest

Apr 16, 2019
4 min

U.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Propose New Waters of the U.S. Rule

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

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Northeast States Working on Cap-and-Trade System for Transportation Sources

George S. Van Nest

Dec 17, 2018
3 min

Northeast States Working on Cap-and-Trade System for Transportation Sources

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

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U.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Work to Repeal 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule

George S. Van Nest

Aug 20, 2018
3 min

U.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Work to Repeal 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule

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

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New York State Significantly Revises Part 360 Solid Waste Management Regulations

George S. Van Nest

Apr 16, 2018
4 min

New York State Significantly Revises Part 360 Solid Waste Management Regulations

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

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ends ‘Sue and Settle’ Practice in Environmental Litigation

George S. Van Nest

Dec 18, 2017
4 min

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ends ‘Sue and Settle’ Practice in Environmental Litigation

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

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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Nullifies Part of the Obama Administration’s 2013 Climate Action Plan

George S. Van Nest

Aug 21, 2017
4 min

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Nullifies Part of the Obama Administration’s 2013 Climate Action Plan

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

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President Trump Reverses Past Climate Change Policies by Signing the Energy Independence Order

George S. Van Nest

Apr 18, 2017
4 min

President Trump Reverses Past Climate Change Policies by Signing the Energy Independence Order

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

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President-Elect Trump and the 2017 Environmental Agenda

George S. Van Nest

Dec 19, 2016
4 min

President-Elect Trump and the 2017 Environmental Agenda

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

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George S. Van Nest

Aug 15, 2016
3 min

New York’s Clean Energy Standard

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

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George S. Van Nest

Apr 18, 2016
3 min

OSHA’s New Silica Dust Rule

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

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EPA’s Clean Power Plan Subject to Litigation, Congressional Challenges

George S. Van Nest

Dec 23, 2015
4 min

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Subject to Litigation, Congressional Challenges

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..

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State Agrees to Brownfield Cleanup Program Amendments

George S. Van Nest

Apr 20, 2015
4 min

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...

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Federal Environmental Regulations: Substantial Battles Ahead

George S. Van Nest

Dec 15, 2014
5 min

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 conf...

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ARTICLES & POSTS

Potential Environmental Policies in a New Presidential Administration

Energy Policy and the Fracking Battle in the November Election

NYS DEC Issues Proposed Regulations to Implement Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

NYS Outdoor Recreation Booms Under the Coronavirus Shutdown

NYS Adopts Accelerated Renewable Energy Growth and Community Benefit Act

NYS Legislature and Governor Adopt Sweeping Legislation in Climate Leadership and Community Protect

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Continues Fight Against National Fuel Pipeline Project

U.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Propose New Waters of the U.S. Rule

Northeast States Working on Cap-and-Trade System for Transportation Sources

U.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Work to Repeal 2015 Waters of the U.S. Rule

New York State Significantly Revises Part 360 Solid Waste Management Regulations

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ends ‘Sue and Settle’ Practice in Environmental Litigation

D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Nullifies Part of the Obama Administration’s 2013 Climate Action Plan

President Trump Reverses Past Climate Change Policies by Signing the Energy Independence Order

President-Elect Trump and the 2017 Environmental Agenda

New York’s Clean Energy Standard

OSHA’s New Silica Dust Rule

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Subject to Litigation, Congressional Challenges

State Agrees to Brownfield Cleanup Program Amendments

Federal Environmental Regulations: Substantial Battles Ahead

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