New York is notoriously proud of its tap water. But what happens when chemicals are discovered in the water that threaten its public health? This is precisely the problem Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has faced since scientists used new analytical capabilities to detect...
Month: February 2019
5.5 Things to Know About Subsurface Environmental Investigations (Phase II ESAs) – Part 2 of 2
In our last post, we began to review the basic considerations for a Phase II ESA. We wanted you to have a chance to absorb a lot of complicated information. So we saved some of the good points: here are the rest of the 5.5 things you should know about Phase II ESAs....
5.5 Things to Know About Subsurface Environmental Investigations (Phase II ESAs) – Part 1 of 2
You're the prospective purchaser of commercial real estate, in contract. Your environmental lawyer (or environmental engineer or consultant) tells you "we should perform a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) based on the recognized environmental conditions...
Proposed Amendment to New York’s Low Emission Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Standards
While the current Administration in Washington is taking steps to roll back environmental progress, for example, by weakening greenhouse gas (GHG) emission rules, by abandoning more stringent emissions standards on passenger automobiles, and by permitting energy...
