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Air Pollution Regulation Roundup 2011

Posted on January 13, 2012

In what we hope will become a regular feature of this website, we are presenting the first in a series of environmental regulatory “roundups” – an overview of developments in a particular environmental legal area occurring in the previous 12 months, with a hint of what to expect in the future. The first roundup covers air pollution regulation.

Hydrofracking in New York: A Brief Overview

Posted on October 13, 2011

Although high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) has been in the media for the past several years, the debate has intensified in recent months with the publication by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of a revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for HVHF, which itemizes the environmental costs and benefits of the process and establishes conditions designed to mitigate any adverse impacts. This article provides an overview of the HVHF issue in New York, a summary of New York’s existing program regulating the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling, an overview of DEC’s recent HVHF-related activities, and a summary of the issues associated with local regulation of HVHF.

CWC Flood Recovery Fund

Posted on September 14, 2011

The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) has transferred $5 million from the Catskill Fund for the Future (CFF) to aid in... READ MORE