President Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement back in 2017, but that doesn't mean that individual states are waiting on climate action. This past June marked the first anniversary of the U.S. Climate Alliance, and we are seeing our climate leaders take on new...
Month: September 2018
What’s the Big Deal with PFAs?
New kids on the block are getting serious attention. No, not the 90's boy band, but "emerging" contaminants known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs). Think about the water coming out of your tap for a second. If your drinking water is provided by a public...
DEC Finalizes Major Changes to State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Regulations
What's a New York developer to do about the seemingly interminable environmental review of proposed projects and the costs these reviews add to affected projects?Hope that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) hears your prayers. And it...
New York & Connecticut to EPA: Curb Smog Pollution from Other States ASAP
When the federal government's failure to regulate air pollution on time (as required by Congress) leads to environmental exposure of a state's residents, what remedies are there to protect the populace? Answer: the affected states can sue. That's exactly what happened...
