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SPR & Roux to host Webinar on March 26th: “Big Changes for Small Wetlands: NYSDEC’s New Regulations Explained”
March 7, 2025
Join us for a live complimentary webinar on Wednesday, March 26th at 1 PM EDT, “Big Changes for Small Wetlands: NYSDEC’s New Regulations Explained.” This presentation, featuring Sive, Paget & Riesel’s Michael Bogin and Ahlia Bethea, and Roux’s Rachel Henke and Kathryn Sommo, will provide an in-depth discussion of these regulatory changes and their implications…
SPR Senior Counsel Dan Riesel to Present CLE: “Environmental Consent Decrees: Negotiation Strategies, Available Defenses, Modifications, Pitfalls to Avoid”
March 4, 2025
On Thursday, March 20th from 1-2:30 PM EST, SPR Senior Counsel Dan Riesel will co-present a Strafford Live CLE seminar entitled “Environmental Consent Decrees: Negotiation Strategies, Available Defenses, Modifications, Pitfalls to Avoid.” Registration and information about the upcoming virtual program can be found HERE. Attendees will acquire knowledge and insights on the effective negotiation of…
SPR to Host Webinar on March 19th: 2025 DEC Freshwater Wetlands Regulations: Updates for Municipalities and Practitioners
February 14, 2025
SPR is excited to announce our upcoming webinar “2025 DEC Freshwater Wetlands Regulations: Updates for Municipalities and Practitioners” on March 19th at 2:00-3:00 PM EST. This year brings major changes to the New York State freshwater wetlands regulations. As a result of expanding state jurisdiction, many more projects will need wetland permits from the Department…
SPR Principals Pam Esterman, Dan Riesel, and Elizabeth Knauer to Co-Chair Annual ALI CLE Environmental Law Conference
January 31, 2025
On February 20-21, 2025, SPR Principals Pamela Esterman, Daniel Riesel, and Elizabeth Knauer will co-chair the annual American Law Institute Continuing Legal Education (ALI CLE) Environmental Law Conference, co-sponsored by the Environmental Law Institute. This year, the program will take place at the Washington Marriott Georgetown. For more detailed information and online registration, click HERE. The program…
SPR Achieves Extraordinary Brownfield Cleanup Program Results in 2024
January 29, 2025
SPR is proud to announce the Firm’s extraordinary results in 2024 for clients with sites in the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP). The BCP is a voluntary, incentive-based program in which contaminated properties known as “brownfields” can be remediated for redevelopment and reuse. The successful remediation of a BCP site culminates in the…
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…