George S. Van Nest Aug 30, 20194 minNYS Legislature and Governor Adopt Sweeping Legislation in Climate Leadership and Community ProtectOn July 18, 2019, Governor Cuomo, along with former Vice President Al Gore in attendance, signed the Climate Leadership and Community Pro...
George S. Van Nest Jun 21, 20194 minNYS Department of Environmental Conservation Continues Fight Against National Fuel Pipeline ProjectOver the last decade, development of shale gas through hydraulic fracturing has blossomed in Pennsylvania. The shale gas boom has led gas...
George S. Van Nest Apr 16, 20194 minU.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Propose New Waters of the U.S. RuleAs we have reported on previously in this column, on February 28, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order directing US Environment...
George S. Van Nest Dec 17, 20183 minNortheast States Working on Cap-and-Trade System for Transportation SourcesThe Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been in place for many years under the federal Clean Air Act regulating stationary air ...
George S. Van Nest Aug 20, 20183 minU.S. EPA & Corps of Engineers Work to Repeal 2015 Waters of the U.S. RuleOn February 28, 2017 President Trump issued an Executive Order directing US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Corps of Engine...
George S. Van Nest Apr 16, 20184 minNew York State Significantly Revises Part 360 Solid Waste Management RegulationsOn September 5, 2017, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) concluded an extensive regulatory revision proces...
George S. Van Nest Dec 18, 20174 minU.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...
George S. Van Nest Aug 21, 20174 minD.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...
George S. Van Nest Apr 18, 20174 minPresident Trump Reverses Past Climate Change Policies by Signing the Energy Independence OrderOn March 28, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order to dramatically shift course from the climate change focus of the Obama Admi...
George S. Van Nest Dec 19, 20164 minPresident-Elect Trump and the 2017 Environmental AgendaWriting this column in December 2016, now a month past the surprising presidential election result, brings with it many uncertainties. Pr...
George S. Van Nest Aug 15, 20163 minNew York’s Clean Energy StandardOn August 1, the Governor’s Office announced that the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved New York’s most far reaching..
George S. Van Nest Apr 18, 20163 minOSHA’s New Silica Dust RuleCrystalline silica is a mineral found in many building materials such as sand, stone, concrete, brick and mortar. Tiny particles of silica..
George S. Van Nest Dec 23, 20154 minEPA’s Clean Power Plan Subject to Litigation, Congressional ChallengesAs we reported in the August column (The Daily Record, Aug. 3, 2015), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that sets the..
George S. Van Nest Apr 20, 20154 minState Agrees to Brownfield Cleanup Program AmendmentsThe Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to encourage private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended...
George S. Van Nest Dec 15, 20145 minFederal Environmental Regulations: Substantial Battles AheadFollowing Election Day and the shift in Senate control, it may be worth a look ahead at environmental issues that are likely to be conf...
George S. Van Nest Oct 20, 20144 minMarcellus Shale Development For Thee, but Not for Me in New YorkIt has been almost two years since we reported on Marcellus Shale development in New York state. A once projected economic boom from natu...
George S. Van Nest Apr 21, 20144 minProposed Brownfield Cleanup Program AmendmentsThe Brownfield Cleanup Program was enacted in 2003 to foster private development of former brownfield parcels. The program was amended in...
George S. Van Nest Mar 3, 20143 minLegal Alert: Proposed Amendments to the Brownfield Cleanup ProgramThe New York Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) was enacted in 2003 and has provided significant legal and financial incentives for private...
George S. Van Nest Jun 17, 20135 minNew York State DEC Revises SEQR EAF FormsThe New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) was adopted in 1976 and requires that state and local agencies evaluate potent...
George S. Van Nest Apr 15, 20134 minASTM Revises Environmental Site Assessment StandardThe American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed the initial Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standard in 1993...
