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Essential Services Exempt From Covid-19 Workplace “Pause”
Governor Cuomo’s “New York on Pause” Executive Order No. 202.8 (requiring all workplaces to maintain a 0% in-person workforce) exempts “Essential Services.” At the direction...
Read MoreCoronavirus and Construction Project Delays
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus is, at least within the last century, an unprecedented event. Few segments of the economy have been spared...
Read MoreNYSERDA Requests PSC Authorization to Procure at Least 1,000 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity in 2020
On January 28, 2020, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) submitted a petition to the New York State Public Service Commission...
Read MoreMeet Katie Ghilain, Who Was Recently Promoted From Associate to Principal at SPR
Katie has always had a passion for the environment. Throughout her studies at Vassar College and NYU Law, she focused on how her varied areas...
Read MoreNYC Local Law 97 Advisory Board Established, With Expert Working Groups Coming Soon
Implementation of New York City’s groundbreaking Building Emissions Law (Local Law 97 of 2019) is underway. On December 19, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio and...
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Maui Injection Wells Case
The federal Clean Water Act (CWA or Act) requires a permit for “any addition of any pollutant to navigable waters from any point source.” 33...
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