News

Public Comment Period on Proposed Amendments to NYS Remedial Program Regulations to Conclude

January 28, 2025

The public comment period on NYSDEC’s proposed amendments to the 6 NYCRR Part 375 regulations governing State remedial programs, including the State Superfund Program, Brownfield Cleanup Program, and Environmental Restoration Program, will soon conclude on January 31, 2025. Interested stakeholders may continue to submit written public comments to NYSDEC via email or postmarked by January…

READ MORE

SPR Attorney Maggie Macdonald to Present CLE: “NEPA Implementation After the Marin Audubon Society Ruling: Enforceability of CEQ Rules, Impact of New Administration”

January 27, 2025

On Tuesday, February 4th, from 1:00-2:30 PM, SPR Principal Maggie Macdonald will speak in a Strafford Live CLE Webinar entitled: “NEPA Implementation After the Marin Audubon Society Ruling: Enforceability of CEQ Rules, Impact of New Administration.” Registration is available HERE. Maggie and her fellow panelists will discuss the D.C. Circuit’s unexpected Nov. 12, 2024, decision…

READ MORE

SPR Attorneys Daniel Riesel and Dane Warren to Present “Environmental Litigation: Piercing the Corporate Veil, Alter Ego, and Successor Liability”

January 22, 2025

On Thursday, January 30, 2025, 1:00-2:30pm EST, Daniel Riesel and Dane Warren will speak at a Strafford Live CLE webinar entitled “Environmental Litigation: Piercing the Corporate Veil, Alter Ego, and Successor Liability.” Click HERE to register. The program will provide environmental litigators with an analysis of legal theories that, in unique circumstances, allow private and…

READ MORE

SPR’s John-Patrick Curran and Alexis Saba to Speak at the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums

January 21, 2025

On Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm, John-Patrick Curran and Alexis Saba will join the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums (CNYC) for a virtual presentation on how to develop and implement building decarbonization measures and contract with vendors. John and Alexis will focus the discussion on (1) the regulatory drivers for building decarbonization;…

READ MORE

SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast Episode 1:”Reflecting & Looking Ahead: The Biden Presidency and Incoming Trump Administration’s Impact on Environmental Law”

January 20, 2025

In this inaugural episode of SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast, SPR Attorney Ahlia Bethea hosts Columbia Law Professor Michael Gerrard and Conservation Law Foundation Senior Vice President Kate Sinding Daly to discuss the anticipated changes in environmental law and policy under Donald Trump’s second presidency. The conversation explores the differences between the Trump and Biden administrations,…

READ MORE

Gov. Hochul signs Climate Change Superfund Act, opening potential new funding source for resiliency and adaptation projects

January 10, 2025

On December 26, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the second-in-the-nation Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129-B/A.3351-B), following Vermont in making large fossil fuel companies pay to help New York recover from and prepare for the impacts of climate change. Under a theory of strict liability, the Act requires fossil fuel companies with the largest…

READ MORE