The U.S. Federal Government and the State of New York jointly announced on May 11, 2015 a $12 million settlement with Tonawanda Coke Corporation for a litany of alleged environmental violations at TCC's western New York coke manufacturing facility.The settlement comes...
Year: 2015
DEC Issues New York State’s Official Rationale for Fracking Ban
DEC has issued its long-awaited environmental impact study for high volume horizontal fracturing, or fracking, in New York State. This document contains the state's official findings on the environmental and human health impacts of fracking, namely, that too much...
New State Legislation Requires Increased Climate Resilience for New York Infrastructure
As in other areas of environmental policy, New York State is a leader in grappling with global climate change. Since 2009, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has had a policy in place that requires it to consider energy use and greenhouse gas...
What Is Required to Retain the Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Exemption from CERCLA Liability?
Have you been in the market to buy property, but learned that the property was contaminated? There are steps that you can take to avoid opening yourself up to liability.As you may remember, we recently discussed EPA's proposed and direct final rules on Amendment to...
When is Judicial Review Available for an Ongoing Federal Superfund Remediation?
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently declined to consider a case centering on the question of when a citizens' group may challenge an ongoing environmental remediation under the federal Superfund law. The Court's decision lets stand a May 2014 ruling by the Seventh...
