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On July 2, 2025, NYSDEC reissued a set of 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, which had been initially proposed in February 2024, with minor revisions proposed in October 2024. The notice of rulemaking under the…
READ MOREOn July 24, from 4:15-5:15pm EST, SPR Principal Christine Leas and SPR Associate Alexis Saba will give a continuing legal education (CLE) presentation titled “Environmental Issues in Real Estate Deals” at the 2025 Diversity in Commercial Real Estate (DCRE) Conference. The DCRE Conference, which is being held this year from July 24-27, convenes entrepreneurs and…
READ MOREOn July 22, from 12:00-2:00pm EST, SPR Principal Meg Holden will serve as a panelist for Session 8 of the Environmental Law Institute’s Summer School Series on “Hazardous Waste and Sites.” ELI’s Summer School is a series of seminars offering an introduction to the legal and policy foundations of environmental protection in the United States.…
READ MORESPR congratulates BFC Partners for closing on a $250 million construction loan for 1709 Surf Avenue, the third and final phase of their transformative affordable housing development in Coney Island. Once completed, 1709 Surf Avenue will provide 420 units of deeply and permanently affordable housing, over 10,000 square feet of commercial space, and an approximately…
READ MOREOn July 1st from 12:00 – 1:30pm EST, SPR Principal Mark Chertok will serve as a speaker for the webcast, “NEPA, Eagle County, and the Impacts of Deregulation: Environmental Review under the New Administration,” hosted by the American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE). The webcast will explore how the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent…
READ MOREEnvironmental Enforcement: Civil and Criminal, the leading text on environmental enforcement, has recently been updated for the 56th time. The book, first written in 1997 by SPR co-founder Dan Riesel and published by ALM, has been consistently updated by the firm’s lawyers. The current update, edited by SPR associate Kayley McGrath, reflects critical developments in…
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