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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...

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...

It has been almost two years since we reported on Marcellus Shale development in New York state. A once projected economic boom from natu...

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

The New York Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) was enacted in 2003 and has provided significant legal and financial incentives for private...

The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) was adopted in 1976 and requires that state and local agencies evaluate potent...

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) developed the initial Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) standard in 1993...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working on a new Self-Audit Policy to encourage environmental compliance....

As previously reported in this column, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is still weighing public comments and...

As the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation accepts public comments on proposed regulations to address Marcellus shale...

The development of the natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation across the southern tier of New York and Pennsylvania has t...

The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act was adopted in 1976 and requires that state and local agencies evaluate potential env...

In recent months, development of the natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation across New York’s Southern Tier and Pennsylva...

In an apparent attempt to reduce health risks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new rule requiring the use of lead-safe....