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Managing Lender Liability: A Historical Overview and Practice Commentary for Moving Forward
CERCLA’s strict liability for environmental cleanup costs on owners or operators of contaminated sites contains limited defenses and exceptions. One such exception is the “safe...
Read MorePFAS Legal and Regulatory Updates
The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has continued to evolve at the federal and state levels in recent months under the Trump administration....
Read MoreLegal Challenges to NYSDEC’s New Freshwater Wetlands Regulations – Four Lawsuits to Watch
At least four separate lawsuits were filed in April 2025 challenging the legality of New York’s Freshwater Wetlands Act and its recently amended implementing regulations....
Read MoreNYSDEC Proposes Several New Freshwater Wetlands General Permits
On February 5, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation proposed to issue five new statewide general permits and to modify three existing...
Read MoreTrump Administration Rescinds CEQ’s NEPA Regulations and Issues Guidance to Agencies
On February 25, 2025, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published in the Federal Register an interim final rule proposing to rescind its...
Read MoreNYSDEC Issues Proposed Regulations and Forms to Implement Environmental Justice Siting Law and Add Type II Categories
On January 29, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced the release of Draft Amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review...
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