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