SPR Associate Claire McNulty recently published her article “The Current State of Electric Vehicle Incentives in New York and Beyond” in the LexisNexis newsletter Environmental Law in New York. Electric vehicles (EVs) have enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years as an alternative to the U.S.’s overwhelmingly fossil fuel-based transportation sector. In her article, Claire discusses…

On February 19-20, SPR Principals Pamela Esterman, Daniel Riesel, Elizabeth Knauer, and Maggie Macdonald will speak at the Environmental Law 2026 Conference, co-sponsored by the American Law Institute and Environmental Law Institute. The conference will take place at the Washington Marriott Georgetown in Washington, D.C. and is also available via live webcast. The conference will…

SPR Attorneys Meg Holden and Michael Hannaman recently published “New York’s Transmission Reform in a Shifting Federal Energy Landscape” in The New York Environmental Lawyer (Vol 45 No. 3). In their article, Meg and Michael explore how New York is pushing ahead on transmission reform to meet its climate goals despite federal rollbacks on renewable…

Environmental Enforcement: Civil and Criminal, the leading text on environmental enforcement, has recently been updated for the 57th time. The book, first written in 1997 by SPR co-founder Dan Riesel, has been consistently updated by the firm’s lawyers, reflecting the firm’s extensive environmental law practice. For this recent edition, Meg Holden, Alexis Saba, Dane Warren, Ahlia Bethea,…

On December 5th, SPR Principal Adam Stolorow will speak at the 2025 Land Use and Sustainable Development Conference, hosted by the Land Use Law Center at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. The theme of this year’s conference is “Fostering the Development of Sustainable Communities through Innovative Strategies.” Adam will be speaking…

On December 4th, SPR Associate Ahlia Bethea will be speaking at the annual New York State Bar Association Superfund/Brownfield Program Update. The Superfund/Brownfield Program Update 2025 will explore recent regulatory and policy changes, best practices in remediation, and emerging trends affecting cleanup and redevelopment projects across the state. Ahlia will serve as a speaker for…