Professor Michael Gerrard’s Publications
- Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal for Climate Mitigation: The Legal Framework, by Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard (eds) (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023)
- Global Climate Change and U.S. Law, edited by Michael B. Gerrard, Jody Freeman and Michael Burger., 3rd ed. (ABA: 2023)
- Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States, edited by Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach (ELI Press, 2019)
- Climate Engineering and the Law: Regulation and Liability for Solar Radiation Management and Carbon Dioxide Removal, edited by Michael Gerrard and Tracy Hester (Cambridge University Press, 2018)
- Threatened Island Nations:Legal Implications of Rising Seas and a Changing Climate, Michael Gerrard & Gregory E. Wannier (Co-Editors) (Cambridge University Press, 2013)
- The Law of Adaptation to Climate Change : U.S. and International Aspects, Michael Gerrard & Katrina Fischer Kuh (Co-Editors), ABA 2012
- The Law of Clean Energy: Efficiency and Renewables, ABA 2011
- The Law of Green Buildings: Regulatory and Legal Issues in Design, Construction, Operations, and Financing (with J. Cullen Howe), ABA 2010
- The Law of Environmental Justice: Theories and Procedures to Address Disproportionate Risks, Michael Gerrard & Sheila Foster (Co-Editors)., 2d ed. (2008)
- Amending CERCLA: The Post-SARA Amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (with Joel M. Gross) (2006)
- Brownfields Law and Practice: The Cleanup and Redevelopment of Contaminated Land (four volumes, 1998)
- Whose Backyard, Whose Risk: Fear and Fairness in Toxic and Nuclear Waste Siting (1996)
- Environmental Law Practice Guide: State and Federal Law (twelve volumes, 1992)
- Environmental Impact Review in New York (with Daniel A. Ruzow and Philip Weinberg) (1990)
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Regulating Shipping of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration, Michael B. Gerrard, Carolina Arlota, Environmental Law Reporter, October 2024
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Urban Flooding: Legal Tools to Address a Growing Crisis Urban Flooding: Legal Tools to Address a Growing Crisis, Michael B. Gerrard, Journal of Land Use, 2024
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New York Falling Behind in Implementing Bold Climate Law, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, September 2024
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California and Europe Require Scope 3 Climate Disclosures Despite SEC Retreat, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, May 2024
- New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules for Housing Construction, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, March 2024
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2023, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, January 10, 2024
- NY, New Jersey Adopt Laws Requiring Flood Risk Disclosure for Homebuyers, Tenants, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 2023
- A deep red state just delivered a huge win for climate justice, op-ed by Michael Gerrard, MSNBC, August 16, 2023
- Commentary: New York homebuyers have the right to know a house's flood risk, op-ed by Michael B. Gerrard and Joel Scata, Times Union, June 7, 2023
- New York Adopts Nation’s Strongest Environmental Justice Law, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 10, 2023
- New York's Green Amendment: The First Decisions, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 8, 2023
- Waste and Chemical Management in a 4°C World, by Michael B. Gerrard, 53 Envtl. L. Rep. 10114 (2023)
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2022, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 11, 2023
- A Time for Triage, by Michael B. Gerrard, 39(6) Envtl. F. 38 (2022)
- Three New Federal Laws Aid New York’s Compliance With Climate Goals, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 7, 2022
- Who Decides Where the Renewables Should Go?: A Response to Danielle Stokes’ Renewable Energy Federalism by Michael B. Gerrard, August 2022
- Annual Survey of SEQRA Cases: Bad for Plaintiffs, But Important Bill Pending by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 13, 2022
- The climate war is not yet lost. The ruling against the EPA is less of a setback than it seems. We have all the same weapons against pollution that we had before by Michael B. Gerrard
- West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency: The Agency's Climate Authority, by Michael Gerrard, Joanne Spalding, Jill Tauber, and Keith Matthews, 52 Env. L. Rep. 10429 (June 2022)
- Legislature Expands State’s Jurisdiction Over Freshwater Wetlands, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 12, 2022
- Regulation of Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals in New York, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 9, 2022
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2021, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 13, 2022
- Eco links Offshore Wind: Long Island's Contribution to the Fight Against Climate Change, Naturalist, by Michael B. Gerrard, Winter 2022
- Using the Oceans to Store CO2 Could Help Avoid Climate Catastrophe, Bloomberg Law, by Michael B. Gerrard and Romany Webb, December 30, 2021
- Potential Tensions Between New York's Climate Change Laws and Historic Preservation Laws, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 10, 2021
- Review of 2020 Cases Under SEQRA, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 9, 2021
- Using New York Law to advance equity in the transportation & climate initiative program, by Hillary Aidun, Ama Francis and Michael Gerrard, August 2021
- Prepared on behalf of young people seeking climate action, a report outlines the US federal government’s failures, Michael B. Gerrard, August 16, 2021
- Legal Pathways to Biden's Climate Goals, Michael B. Gerrard, Sept-Oct
- Killer Heat Waves Warrant FEMA Action Under New Authority, Michael B. Gerrard, July 23, 2021
- Principles of international law and the adoption of a market-based mechanism for greenhouse gas emission from shipping, Hillary Aidun, Daniel Metzger and Michael B. Gerrard, February 2021
- Next Mayor Will Inherit Job of Implementing 2019 Law Setting Building Emissions Caps, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 7, 2021
- Renewables are key to a just energy future for Puerto Rico, op-ed in The Hill, by Ruth Santiago and Michael B. Gerrard, June 26, 2021
- Emerging State-Level Environmental Justice Laws, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 13, 2021
- How Biden's Environmental Policies Will Affect New York, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 10, 2021
- Presidential Progress On Climate Change: Will The Courts Interfere With What Needs To Be Done To Save Our Planet? American Constitution Society, Michael B. Gerrard February 2021
- Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement and Seaweed Cultivation: Legal Challenges and Opportunities, Romany M. Webb, Korey Silverman-Roati, and Michael B. Gerrard, February 2, 2021
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2020, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 14, 2021
- An Environmental Lawyer’s Fraught Quest for Legal Tools to Hold Back the Seas, Michael B. Gerrard, Dædalus, the Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Fall 2020
- How Biden Can Put the U.S. on a Path to Carbon-Free Electricity, Yale Environment 360, December 3, 2020
- Record-Breaking Wildfires, Hurricanes and Heat Waves:The Year in Climate Change, Michael B. Gerrard, New York State Bar Journal, December 2020
- Biden Administration Will Reverse Many Trump Environmental Policies, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, November 12, 2020
- The Perils of Relying on FEMA Flood Maps in Real Estate Transactions, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 2020
- New York’s New Statute on Siting Renewable Energy Facilities, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 2020
- New York Can Lead World in Fighting Climate Change, by Michael B. Gerrard, New York State Bar Association, April 2020
- The Role of Lawyers in Decarbonizing Society, by Michael B. Gerrard, Stanford Law Review, April 2020
- Governor Cuomo Proposes $3 Billion to 'Restore Mother Nature' Bond Act, by Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 12, 2020
- Direct air capture: An emerging necessity to fight climate change, by Michael B. Gerrard, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, March/April 2020
- A law professor investigates the legal decision to regulate greenhouse gases, by Michael Gerrard, Science Mag, March 3, 2020
- New York Environmental Legislation in 2019, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 9, 2020
- The effect of New York's new climate law on municipalities: Deep but uncertain, Michael B. Gerrard, New York zoning law and practice report, November/December 2019
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- Annual Review of Developments Under SEQRA, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 12, 2019
- The heat is on, New York: A new climate law is a major landmark, but now requires work and sacrifice, Michael B. Gerrard, New York Daily News, June 23, 2019
- New Climate Law Will Reshape NY's Key Sectors, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 11, 2019
- Overcoming Impediments to CO2 Storage: Legal Issues in the United States and Canada, Romany Webb and Michael Gerrard, Environmental Law Reporter, June 2019
- How Lawyers Can Help Save The Planet, Michael B. Gerrard and John C. Dernbach, Law360, May 21, 2019
- New York’s New Congestion Pricing Law, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, May 10, 2019
- Heat waves: Legal adaptation to the most lethal climate disaster (so far), Michael B. Gerrard, Arkansas article
- Three Legal Visions of a ‘Green New Deal’, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 13, 2019
- “New York Environmental Legislation in 2018,” Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 10, 2019
- “Legal Tools for Cities to Cope with Extreme Heat,” Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, September 11, 2018
- ‘Going Negative: The Next Horizon in Climate Engineering Law,” Natural Resources & Environment,’ Tracy Hester and Michael B. Gerrard, Natural Resources & Environment, vol. 32 no. 4 (Spring 2018)
- ‘Review of Developments Under State,’ Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, July 12, 2018
- ‘State Authority to Preempt Local Laws Regulating Renewable Energy Projects,” Michael Gerrard, New York Law Journal, May 11, 2018
- Climate Change and Human Trafficking After the Paris Agreement, Michael Gerrard, University of Miami Law Review, March 2018
- “New York Environmental Legislation in 2017“, Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 11, 2018
- “New York Law Journal, Debate Over Environmental Rights,” Michael B. Gerrard, New York Law Journal, October 26, 2017
- “Uncertainty About Hydrologically Connected Groundwater Has Implications in New York,” Michael Gerrard, New York Law Journal, September 14, 2017
- “Legal Pathways for a Massive Increase in Utility-Scale Renewable Generation Capacity,” Michael Gerrard, Environmental Law Reporter (July 2017)
- “Survey of 2016 Cases Under New York State Environmental Quality Review Act,” Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, July 13, 2017
- Policy Readiness for Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage in the Northeast“, Michael Gerrard and Romany Webb, June 13, 2017
- “New York’s New Sea Level Rise Projections Will Affect Land Use, Infrastructure”, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 8, 2017
- “New York Environmental Legislation: 2016 in Review,” Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 12, 2017
- “Three Major Developments In International Climate Change Law”, New York Law Journal, November 10, 2016
- “Survey of 2015 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act,” New York Law Journal, July 14, 2016
- “President Trump would be a climate catastrophe,” Op-Ed, The Guardian (July 2016)
- “Preparing Clients for Climate Change,” GP Solo, a publication of the American Bar Association (May/June 2016)
- “Climate litigation scores successes in the Netherlands and Pakistan,” ABA Association of Environment, Energy, and Resources Newsletter (May/June 2016)
- “Effect of the Paris Climate Agreement on U.S. Businesses,” Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan, New York Law Journal, March 10, 2016
- “The Supreme Court’s Action Threatens Vital Climate Policies,” Environment 360, February 17, 2016
- “New York Environmental Legislation And Regulations in 2015,” Michael Gerrard and Ed McTiernan, New York Law Journal, January 14, 2016
- “Regulation of Movement Of Crude Oil by Rail in New York,” New York Law Journal, November 9, 2015
- “Supreme Court Ruling on Mercury Shows Little Deference to EPA,” New York Law Journal, September 10, 2015
- “Survey of 2014 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act,” New York Law Journal, July 9, 2015
- “America is the worst polluter in the history of the world. We should let climate change refugees resettle here,” The Washington Post, June 25, 2015
- “America’s Forgotten Nuclear Waste Dump in the Pacific,” SAIS Review of International Affairs, Winter-Spring 2015 (2015)
- Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015: Trend or Oddity? New York Law Journal, May 14, 2015
- “Save Birds Now or Birds Later,” The Environmental Forum, May/June 2015
- “Scale and Focus of Climate Litigation Outside of the United States,” New York Law Journal, March 12, 2015
- “New York Environmental Legislation And Regulations in 2014,” New York Law Journal, January 15, 2015
- “A Pacific Isle, Radioactive and Forgotten,” New York Times, December 3, 2014
- “New Statute Requires State Agencies to Consider Climate Risks,” New York Law Journal, November 13, 2014
- “Legal Challenges to Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan,” New York Law Journal, September 11, 2014
- “Solving the CSO Conundrum: Green Infrastructure and the Unfulfilled Promise of Federal-Municipal Cooperation,” 38 Harv. Envtl. L. Rev. 335 (2014)
- “Survey of 2013 Cases Under State Quality Review Act,” July 10, 2014, New York Law Journal
- “Federalism Obstacles to Advancing Renewable Energy,” New York Law Journal, May 8, 2014
- “Deluge of New York City Laws Guards Against Flooding, Protects Environment,” New York Law Journal, March 23, 2014
- “US Federal Climate Change Law in Obama’s Second Term,” Transnational Environmental Law, February 2014
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2013,” New York Law Journal, January 9, 2014
- “Michael Bloomberg’s Environmental Record, Bill de Blasio’s Promises,” New York Law Journal, November 14, 2013
- “Court Rulings Accept Climate Science,” New York Law Journal, September 12, 2013
- “Survey of 2012 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act,” New York Law Journal, July 11, 2013
- “Reducing Legal Hurdles to Combined Heat and Power in New York,” New York Law Journal, May 8, 2013
- “Climate Change Action Without Congress,” 126 Harvard Law Review Forum 160 (2013)
- “Environmental Protection” (with Daniel M. Firger), in Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment: Challenges to International Harmonization (Zdenek Drabek & Petros C. Mavroidis, eds., 2013)
- “Federal Executive Actions to Combat Climate Change,” New York Law Journal, Mar. 14, 2013
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2012,” New York Law Journal, Jan., 8, 2013
- “Mexico’s General Climate Change Law” (with Anne Siders), in What are the next steps? Legal Perspectives on Mexico’s General Law on Climate Change (Environmental Law Institute and USAid/Mexico, 2012)
- “D.C. Circuit clears path for GHG rules, but politics remain,” Trends (ABA), November/December 2012
- “Obama Reelection Clears Path For Numerous New EPA Regulations,” New York Law Journal, Nov. 30, 2012
- “FERC Order 1000 as a New Tool for Promoting Energy Efficiency and Demand Response” (with Shelley Welton), The Environmental Law Reporter, Nov. 2012
- “The Law on What Documents Scientists Must Keep and Disclose” (with Elizabeth Sheargold), Eos, October 30, 2012.
- “The Environment in New York State” (with Claire H. Woods), in The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics (Gerald Benjamin, editor) (Oxford University Press) (2012)
- “State Public Utility Commissions’ Powers to Advance Energy Efficiency” New York Law Journal, Sept. 13, 2012
- “Court Ruling Gives Green Light to EPA GHG Regulations — Positive for Natural Gas, Renewables, and Efficient Vehicles” (with Mark Fulton et al.), DB Climate Change Advisors, August 2012
- “Recent Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act” New York Law Journal, July 12, 2012
- “Hurricane Katrina Decision Highlights Liability for Decaying Infrastructure” New York Law Journal, May, 10, 2012
- “At issue: Energy efficiency,” (p.56) Columbia Law School Magazine, Spring 2012
- “Science Heads List of Candidate Debate Queries,” The Environmental Forum, March/April 2012
- “Reverse Environmental Impact Analysis: Effect of Climate Change on Projects” New York Law Journal, March 8, 2012
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2011” New York Law Journal, Jan. 12, 2012
- “United States of America” (with Gregory E. Wannier), in Climate Change Liability: Transnational Law and Practice (Richard Lord, et al., eds.) (Cambridge University Press, 2012)
- “Harmonizing Climate Change Policy and International Investment Law” (with Daniel M. Firger), Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy 2010-2011 (Karl P. Sauvant, ed.), 2012
- “Governmental and Private Liability for Flooding,”New York Law Journal, Nov. 10., 2011
- “What litigation of a climate nuisance suit might look like,” 121 Yale Law Journal Online 135, Sept. 2011 Reprinted in 12 Sustainable Development Law & Policy 12 (2012) (Spanish translation available here)
- New York’s Revived Power Plant Siting Law Preempts Local Control, New York Law Journal, Sept. 8, 2011
- “Model Municipal Ordinance Project Designed to Facilitate Wind and Solar Projects and Green Buildings,”The New York Environmental Reporter, vol. 31, no.2, Spring 2011
- “Climate Change Litigation After Supreme Court Ruling in American Electric Power v. Connecticut,” DB Climate Change Advisors, July 15, 2011
- “USA” in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment Law 2011 (2011)
- “American Electric Power’ Leaves Open Many Questions for Climate Litigation” New York Law Journal, July 14, 2011
- “Climate Change and the WTO: Expected Battlegrounds, Surprising Battles” BNA’s Daily Environmental Reporter, July 12, 2011; World Climate Change Report, July 11, 2011; and International Environment, July 12, 2011.
- “2010 Developments Under State Environmental Quality Review Act” New York Law Journal, May 12, 2011
- “Environmental and Energy Legislation in the 112th Congress” Trends, vol. 24, no. 4 March/April 2011
- “Increasing Use of Renewable Energy: Legal Techniques and Impediments” New York Law Journal, March 10, 2011
- “Climate Change Litigation After Supreme Court Ruling in American Electric Power v. Connecticut,” DB Climate Change Advisors (William R. Rodgers, Jr. & Michael J. Robinson-Dorn, eds.) (Carolina Academic Press 2011)
- “Increasing Energy Efficiency: Legal Techniques and Impediments,” New York Law Journal, January 13, 2011
- “NEPA and Its Progeny,” in Climate Change Reader (William R. Rodgers, Jr. & Michael J. Robinson-Dorn, eds.) (Carolina Academic Press 2011)
- “Increasing Energy Efficiency: Legal Techniques and Impediments,” New York Law Journal, January 13, 2011
- “Model Green Building Ordinance Proposed for Adoption by New York Municipalities” NYSBA/MLRC Municipal Lawyer, Fall 2010 v.24, no.4
- “New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2010” New York Law Journal, November 29, 2010
- “Climate Regulation Without Congressional Action” New York Law Journal, October 6, 2010
- “Litigation Under SEQRA Declining, Exemption Use is Rising” New York Law Journal, 5 August 2010
- “USA” in The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment Law 2010 (2010)
- “Model Green Building Ordinance For Municipalities Open for Comment” New York Law Journal, 3 June 2010
- “Defining the Challenge in Implementing Climate Change Policy,” Environmental Law Reporter (June 2010)
- “Greenhouse Gas Disclosure Requirements Are Proliferating” New York Law Journal, 1 April (2010)
- “In the year 2049: What Will Environmental Protection Be like 40 Years from Now?” Environmental Forum,November/December 2009.
- “Court of Appeals Expands SEQRA Standing After an 18-Year Detour,” New York Law Journal, 27 November (2009)
- “Coal-Fired Powerplants Dominate Climate Change Litigation,” New York Law Journal, 25 September (2009)
- “Comment on Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change Mitigation Policy in the United States: Integrating Levels of Government and Economic Sectors” Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review, August 2009
- “Cash-for-Clunkers Program: Better for Industry than Environment,” New York Law Journal, 24 July (2009)
- “The Effect of NEPA Outside the Courtroom,” Environmental Law Reporter 39, July 2009.
- “The Obama Administration’s First Environmental Policy Changes.” Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2009
- “Greenhouse Gases: Emerging Standards for Impact Review,” New York Law Journal 27 Mar (2009)
- “State Bar Task Force: 22 New York Actions to Address Climate Change,” New York Law Journal 23 Jan (2009)
- Taking Action in New York on Climate Change (January 2009) ,New York State Bar Association (Task Force chair)
- “New York Environmental Legislation in 2008,” New York Law Journal 28 Nov (2008)
- “McCain/Palin vs. Obama/Biden on the Environment.” New York Law Journal 26 Sep (2008)
- “McCain vs. Obama on Environment, Energy, and Resources,” Natural Resources & Environment Fall (2008)
- “N.Y. Brownfields Program Buffeted by Legislature, Courts,” New York Law Journal, 25 Jul (2008)
- “SEQRA and Climate Change,” NYSBA Government, Law and Policy Journal Summer (2008)
- “Carbon Capture, Sequestration Raises Myriad Legal Issues,” New York Law Journal 23 May (2008)
- “USA Chapter,” The International Comparative Legal Guide To: Environment Law 2008, 5th ed. (Global Legal Group: 2008)
- “Global Climate Change,” Environmental Law Practice Guide (LexisNexis: 2008)
- “Survey of SEQRA Cases From 2007,” New York Law Journal 28 Mar (2008)
- “Financial Disclosure of Risks Related to Global Climate Change,” (with Christopher Anderson) TRENDSMarch/April (2008)
- “Climate Change and the Environmental Impact Review Process,” NR&E Winter (2008)
- “New York State Environmental Legislation in 2007,” New York Law Journal 25 Jan (2008)
- “Stricter Rules on Storm Water Discharges Taking Effect,” New York Law Journal 23 Nov (2007)
- “Keen on Green?” (with Jonathan Martel) New York Law Journal Oct (2007)
- “Survey of Climate Change Litigation,” New York Law Journal 28 Sep (2007)
- “Kyoto’s Clean Development Mechanism in Action,” New York Law Journal 24 Sep (2007)
- “Business Opportunities in Climate Change Mitigation,“ New York Law Journal 22 Sep (2006)
- “A Q&A Guide to Environment Law in The U.S.” (with Lester Sotsky) PLC’s Environment Cross-Border Handbook 2006/07 (2006)
- “Environmental Law in New York,” monthly publication
- “Emergency Exemptions from Environmental Laws After Disasters,” NR&E Spring (2006)
- “Environmental Easements: A New Form of Property,” New York Law Journal 26 Nov (2004)
- “EPA, DEC Expand Roles of Environmental Management Systems,” New York Law Journal 23 Jul (2004)
- “Who Goes to Jail? Understanding Criminal Liability for Wastewater Violations,” Clearwaters (1996)
- “Building Environmentally Just Projects: Perspective of a Developer’s Lawyer,” Environmental Law NewsSpring (1996)
- “World Trade Center: Response, Recovery and Reconstruction,” New York Law Journal 04 Oct (2001)
- “Environmental Justice and New York Environmental Law,” Environmental Law in New York 01 Jun (2001)
- “Environmental Actions of the New York State Legislature in 2000,” New York Law Journal 24 Nov (2000)
- “New York’s New Pesticide Notification Law,” 22 Sep (2000)
- “Update on Environmental Justice Cases,” New York Law Journal 28 Jul (2000)
- “Consultants’ and Lawyers’ Duties to Report Contamination,” New York Law Journal 1 Mar (2000)
- “Environmental Law: Legislative Update – 1999,” New York Law Journal 26 Nov (1999)
- “New York’s Pending Superfund/Brownfields Legislation,” New York Law Journal 24 Sep (1999)
- “How SEQRA Cases Fared in 1998,” New York Law Journal 22 Jan (1999)
- “Emerging Statutory and Constitutional Tools for States to Resist Federal Environmental Regulation,“Environmental Law Reporter 1 Mar (1998)
- “Municipal Powers Under SEQRA,” New York State Bar Journal 1 Dec (1997)
- “Interaction of Toxic Tort and CERCLA Litigation,” Toxics Law Reporter 09 Oct (1996)
- “Compliance Programs for Small Business,” New York Law Journal 27 Sep (1996)
- “Comparative Risk Assessment in New York,” The New York Law Journal 24 May (1996)
- “Environmental Law — Update on SEQRA Lawsuits for 1995,” New York Law Journal 22 Mar (1996)
- “Environmental Law — New York’s Comprehensive New Air – Pollution Rules,” New York Law Journal 26 Jan (1996)
- “Dodging the Nimby Bullet: A Solution To Waste Facility Siting,” Public Utilities Fortnightly 01 Aug (1995)
- “Environmental Law — Guarding Against False Claims Act Suits,” New York Law Journal 28 Jul (1995)
- “Corporate Probation: The Con Edison Sentence,” New York Law Journal 26 May (1995)
- “Environmental Commercial Law–Update on SEQRA Lawsuits for 1994,” New York Law Journal 24 Mar (1995)
- “Turning Nimby on its Head: A Siting Solution Based on Federal Allocation, State Responsibility, and Local Control.” Environmental Reporter, Vol. 25, No. 46 24 Mar. (1995)
Since 1989, Michael Gerrard has edited a newsletter, Environmental Law in New York, which covers environmental decisions in federal and state courts in New York and other legal and regulatory developments. It is now a monthly newsletter of LexisNexis. Each issue consists of a lead article and then summaries of the new cases and other developments. Below is a listing of all the lead articles. Links to articles published after 2000 are to the versions of the articles in the LexisNexis database, and access requires a Lexis account; Lexis has given us permission to post PDFs of earlier articles. Subscriptions to the newsletter may be ordered from LexisNexis here. Persons interested in writing a lead article for the newsletter should contact its Managing Editor, L. Margaret Barry, at [email protected].
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September 2024 Pamela Root, Confronting the Preemption Impact of the Ninth Circuit’s California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley: A Roadmap to Defending New York City’s and New York State’s Laws to Electrify Buildings
August 2024 Peter Bauer and Claudia Braymer, Will the State of New York Achieve Its Goal of Protecting 30% of the State’s Land and Inland Waters by 2030? (Viewpoint)
July 2024 Douglas Davis and Jeremy Birnstingl, Ph.D., Meeting “Forever Chemical” Cleanup Challenges in Groundwater: In Situ Remediation of PFAS in New York State
June 2024 Jordan Paige and Brian Cain, New York City Independent Budget Office, Potential Financial Implications of a Stormwater Fee in New York City
May 2024 Daniel J. Metzger, Decision on International Energy Conservation Code Appeals Could Undermine Electrification Requirements in New Construction
April 2024 Andrew J. Perel, Susan Charles, and Buck Dixon, New York’s New Spill Reporting Requirements and Potential Ramifications for Environmental Due Diligence
March 2024 Jack Nelson and Michael S. Bogin, Rooftop Solar Systems Required by NYC Local Laws May Qualify for IRA’s Renewable Energy Tax Credits
February 2024 Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker et al., ESG, Whistleblowing, and Compliance Programs: Key Takeaways from a Recent ESG Misstatement Case
January 2024 Matthew J. Sinkman, Making Sense of Efforts to Regulate PFAS
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December 2023 Matthew Eisenson and Romany M. Webb, Expert Insights on Best Practices for Community Benefits Agreements
November 2023 Sylvia Morse, CLTs Gaining Ground in NYC: Policies to Sustain and Scale the Growth of Community Land Trusts
October 2023 Helen M. Forgione, Sarah Charlop-Powers, and Clara C. Pregitzer, Funding Forested Natural Areas: Recent Trends in New York City
September 2023 Sam M. Laniado and Michelle C. Zaludek, An Update on Transmission Siting for Offshore Wind Projects in New York State
August 2023 NYC and NJ Urban Tributaries Working Group, Concerns and Recommendations Regarding the New York/New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study (Viewpoint)
July 2023 The Municipal Art Society of New York, SITE x SITE: Refining Soft Site Development Projections Under CEQR (Viewpoint)
June 2023 New York City Building and Land Use Approval Streamlining Taskforce (BLAST), Get Stuff Built: CEQR Recommendations from New York City’s Building and Land Use Approval Streamlining Taskforce
May 2023 Molly Barth, Amy Chester, and Johanna Lawton, Climate Displacement in New York City: Making Space for Our Neighbors
April 2023 Kathy Moser, Abby Chan, and Michaela Roberts, Open Spaces for All: An Overview
March 2023 New York State Bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section, Comments on the Draft Scoping Plan for the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Part 2 of 2
February 2023 New York State Bar Association Environmental & Energy Law Section, Comments on the Draft Scoping Plan for the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, Part 1 of 2
January 2023 Monica Miller, Happy’s Day in Court: Seeking the Right to Liberty for an Elephant in New York’s Highest Court, Part 2 of 2 (Viewpoint)
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December 2022 Monica Miller, Happy’s Day in Court: Seeking the Right to Liberty for an Elephant in New York’s Highest Court, Part 1 of 2 (Viewpoint)
November 2022 Michelle Meyer and Tim Dallmann, Real-World Diesel Truck Emissions and Related Health Impacts in New York City
October 2022 Adam Stolorow and Evan Preminger, Local Law 154 Pulls the Plug on Fossil Fuels in New Buildings: Is New York City Ready for Its All-Electric Future?
September 2022 Jacob Elkin, Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in New York
August 2022 Jennifer Danis and Zoe Makoul, Helping New Jersey State Agencies and Departments Align Their Actions with GHG Reduction Mandates and Environmental Justice Principles (Viewpoint)
July 2022 Amy E. Turner, Cooperative Federalism, As Applied: Building Electrification
June 2022 Rebecca Bratspies, This Changes Everything: New York’s Environmental Amendment (Viewpoint)
May 2022 Peter Lehner and Nathan Rosenberg, Advancing Climate-Neutral Agriculture in New York (Viewpoint)
April 2022 Sonal Jessel and Bobbi Wilding, Environmental Justice, Health, and Carceral Facilities: A Report on Policy Action to Address Environmental Justice and Health Issues in Carceral Facilities for New York State (Viewpoint)
March 2022 Allison B. Rumsey, Brian Israel, Sandra E. Rizzo, Ethan G. Shenkman, Sarah Grey, Erin Grubbs, Elise Henry, and Emily Orler, How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Lays the Groundwork for an Energy Transition
February 2022 Chris Whitehead, Minimizing and Mitigating Potential Environmental Justice Impacts from Offshore Wind Port Facilities through Adaptive Public Engagement: Sharing Best Practices
January 2022 Mark Lowery & Jonathan A. Binder, Community Risk and Resiliency Act Implementation
2021
December 2021 Hillary Aidun, Ama Francis, and Michael Gerrard, Using New York Law to Advance Equity in the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program
November 2021 Telisport W. Putsavage, New York Legalization of Adult-Use Cannabis Presents Environmental Challenges and Opportunities
October 2021 Lynda Nguyen, How New York City Can Tackle Climate Change and Enhance Workforce Development with Green, Healthy Schools (Viewpoint)
September 2021 Sarah Main, New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting Sets Precedent in Section 94-c Permit Proceedings: When Major Renewable Energy Projects Need Not Comply with Local Laws
August 2021 Surbhi Sarang, Protecting New York City Community Gardens to Build Urban Resilience
July 2021 Hillary Aidun, Julia Li, and Antonia Pereira, The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s Environmental Justice Promise
June 2021 Audi Banny, Jeff Gracer, Margaret Holden, Stuart Kaplan, and Stephanie Margolis, High-Performance Leases: A Solution for Reducing Carbon Emissions in Commercial Buildings
May 2021 Richard Kauffman and David Sandalow, Leveraging State Funds for Clean Energy: Lessons from New York State
April 2021 Sally Rowland, Ph.D., P.E., Ripe for Change—New York State Moves to Reduce Food Waste
March 2021 Noah Kaufman and Yu Ann Tan, New York City’s Building Emissions Law Shows the Importance of Economy-Wide Climate Policy
February 2021 Alexis Saba and Adam Stolorow, Affordable Housing and Climate Mitigation in New York City: Compliance and Financing Options for Building Owners Under Local Laws 97 and 116
January 2021 Danielle Manley, Christopher Halfnight, and John Mandyck, Trading: A New Climate Solution for New York City’s Buildings
2020
December 2020 Environmental Law Committee and International Environmental Law Committee, New York City Bar Association, The Global Problem of Plastic Pollution: What Can New York Do?
November 2020 Robert Freudenberg, The Five Borough Bikeway: An Evolution in New York City’s Bike Infrastructure (Viewpoint)
October 2020 Justin Gundlach and Elizabeth B. Stein, New York Urgently Needs to Harmonize Its Energy Utility Regulation Framework with Its New Climate Law
September 2020 Jen Becker, Elena Conte, and Renae Widdison, Flawed Findings: How NYC Dismisses Residential Displacement and Its Impact on Communities (Viewpoint)
August 2020 Jen Becker and Elena Conte, Flawed Findings: How NYC Dismisses Business Displacement and Its Impact on Communities (Viewpoint)
July 2020 Jim Muscato and Jessica Ansert Klami, New York May Finally Have a Renewable Energy Siting Process to Achieve Its Aggressive Climate Action Goals
June 2020 Michael B. Gerrard and Brian D. Israel, Emergency Relief from Federal and New York Environmental Laws During the Coronavirus Crisis
May 2020 Michael Bogin and Katherine Ghilain, What Your Phase I Won’t Tell You About Developing a Waterfront Site in New York City
April 2020 Luke Jefts, PCBs in Building Materials: Widespread Use from 1950s Through 1970s Presents Serious Implications for Demolition, Renovation, and Repurposing Projects
March 2020 The Municipal Art Society of New York and New Yorkers for Parks, Bright Ideas: New York City’s Fight for Light(Viewpoint)
February 2020 Mimi S. Raygorodetsky, The Perils and Pleasures of Urban Waterfront Development(Viewpoint)
January 2020 Amy L. Edwards and Meaghan A. Colligan, EPA’s Updated CERCLA “Common Elements” Guide: Enforcement Discretion Guidance Provides Important Direction on Landowner Liability
2019
December 2019 Robert O. Gurman, in consultation with NY Green Bank and NYSERDA, NY Green Bank Capital to Support New York State Vehicle Electrification(Viewpoint)
November 2019 Erin M. Tobin, Historic Tax Credits as a Tool for Economic Development and Community Revitalization(Viewpoint)
October 2019 Benjamin Miller, Redesigning Commercial Waste Management in New York: Maximizing the Benefits of Franchise Zones(Viewpoint)
September 2019 Gene Kelly and Michelle Piasecki, The Impossible Search for Perfect Land: Siting Renewable Generation Projects in New York State
August 2019 Paul Gallay, Esq., The Right to Know and the Responsibility to Act: Ensuring Environmental Compliance Through Inspection, Enforcement, and Citizen Science(Viewpoint)
July 2019 Noah Garcia, Transportation Electrification in New York: Regulatory Opportunities and Challenges
June 2019 Sara E. Imperiale and Erin M. Meyer, Enforcing the Right to Breathe: Continuing the Fight for Environmental Justice in Public Housing
May 2019 Jose Almanzar,If You BUILD It, Will They Come? A Look at the 2018 Congressional Reauthorization of the Federal Brownfields Program and Other Amendments to CERCLA
April 2019 Donald Chahbazpour, Renewable Natural Gas, an Overlooked Option to Decarbonize Heat and Transportation(Viewpoint)
March 2019 Thomas Devaney,CEQR and the Miscalculation of Development Under the Long Island City and Downtown Brooklyn Rezonings(Viewpoint)
February 2019 Melissa Iachan,Out with the Trash, In with the New: Challenges and Solutions in New York City’s Solid Waste Management System(Viewpoint)
January 2019 Eddie Bautista, Annel Hernandez, Priya Mulgaonkar, and Kartik Amarnath, A Just Transition for New York: Achieving Clean and Renewable Energy Equity for Environmental Justice Communities
2018
December 2018 Cullen Howe, Assessing New York’s Proposed “New Efficiency: New York” Initiative: Recommendations for Maximizing and Accelerating Energy Efficiency Procurement in New York
November 2018 Dwight E. Kanyuck,An Introduction to New York’s Energy Storage Roadmap: The Impact, Benefits, and Challenges of Deploying Energy Storage on New York’s Electric Grid
October 2018 Shiva Prakash,Realizing a Vision for Environmental and Economic Justice Through Community Solar Development in New York
September 2018 Jeffrey A. Kroessler, Losing Its Way: The Landmarks Preservation Commission in Eclipse (Part 2)(Viewpoint)
August 2018 Jeffrey A. Kroessler, Losing Its Way: The Landmarks Preservation Commission in Eclipse (Part 1)(Viewpoint)
July 2018 Maggie Macdonald, Managing Electronic Equipment in New York State: An Overview of the Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act
June 2018 Byron Stigge and Adam Hinge, Reducing New York City’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Buildings Sector: Challenges on the Road to 80 x 50
May 2018 Stephen Miller, Envisioning a Connected System: How Can We Ensure Sustainable Mobility for All New Yorkers?
April 2018 Malcolm J. Bowman, William B. Golden, Catherine McVay Hughes, Christopher Sellers, and Robert D. Yaro, The Social Justice Case for a Metropolitan New York-New Jersey Regional Storm Surge Barrier System
March 2018 Lloyd Kass, Cleaning New York City’s Grid: Reimaging the City’s Power Sector to Reach 80% in Carbon Emissions Reduction by 2050
February 2018 Benjamin Miller,Managing New York’s Municipal Solid Waste to Support the City’s Goal of Reducing Greenhouse Gases by 80% by 2050
January 2018 Edward McTiernan, Ethan G. Shenkman, and Michael B. Gerrard, Environmental Reviews for Infrastructure Projects in the Trump Era
January 2018 Nelson D. Johnson, Edward McTiernan, and Eric A. Rey, RevisitingRCRA Endangerment Claims: A New Way to Regulate Point Source Discharges
2017
December 2017 Andrew Ratzkin, A Case for a New York Carbon Tax
November 2017 Seth D. Friedland and Reesa D. Hedrick, Development and Redevelopment of Gas Station Properties
October 2017 Robert Freudenberg, The New York Metropolitan Area Under Water
September 2017 Justin Gundlach,Putting Green Infrastructure on Private Property in New York City
August 2017 Sam M. Laniado & Tyler W. Wolcott, Siting Transmission Lines for New York Offshore Wind Projects
July 2017 Lauren Baron, The Unsettled World of Wetlands Regulation: Wetlands Case Law Update for 2016 into 2017
June 2017 Jonathon B. Tingley, The EIS: A Tool to Facilitate Project Approval
May 2017 Nelson D. Johnson, Edward F. McTiernan, and Eric A. Rey, RCRA Endangerment Claims: A New Way to Regulate Point Source Discharges?
April 2017 Edward F. McTiernan and Brian D. Israel, Emerging Developments Could Signal Renewed Emphasis On Natural Resource Damages in New York
March 2017 Veronica Reed,Attorney’s Role During and After the Execution of a Criminal Environmental Search Warrant: Avoiding Conflicts and Preserving Client Confidences
February 2017 Jeffrey R. Sotek, OSHA Adopts Crystalline Silica Regulation: Old Hazard, New Progress
January 2017 Asante Shipp Hilts, DrPH, MPH, Millicent Eidson, MA, DVM, DACVPM, and Wan-Hsiang Hsu, PhD, Climate and Health in New York State
2016
December 2016 Anne Reynolds, New York’s New Clean Energy Standard: What It Means for Renewable Energy
November 2016 Peter D. Wolf, The New State Energy Code
October 2016 Phillip Ludvigsen, PhD, and Bernard T. Delaney, PhD, PE, BCEE, Green Bonds: De-Risking Deals to Maximize Returns
September 2016 Philip E. Karmel, J. Kevin Healy, and Charla Beth Mobley, The Proposed Wind Farm off the Shore of Long Island
August 2016 Kimberly R. Nason, Developing a Path for Community Solar in New York State
July 2016 Elizabeth Moran, New York’s Sewage Pollution Right To Know Law and the Case for Infrastructure Investment(Viewpoint)
June 2016 Edward McTiernan & Michael B. Gerrard, Expediting Environmental Review and Permitting of Infrastructure Projects: The 2015 Fast Act
May 2016 Kathy Robb, The 2015 “Waters of the United States” Rule under the Clean Water Act
April 2016 Michael S. Bogin, Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, and Maggie Macdonald, Managing Stormwater From Construction Activities: A Guide to New York State’s Construction General Permit
March 2016 Nelson D. Johnson & Eric A. Rey, RCRA Citizen Suits and the Clean Water Act
February 2016 Joshua L. Sturtevant, Reforming the Energy Vision - Opportunities Exist, But Hurdles Remain
January 2016 Yvonne E. Hennessey, Opposition to Natural Gas Pipelines Following New York’s “Fracking” Ban(Viewpoint)
2015
December 2015 Ria Rana, Crude Oil On the Hudson: Addressing The Risks of Barge Transport of Bakken Crude Oil(Viewpoint)
November 2015 David J. Freeman and Lawrence P. Schnapf, New York Amends Its Brownfield Cleanup Act
October 2015 Albert Huang and Sara Imperiale, The Right to Breathe: Environmental Justice in Public Housing (Viewpoint)
September 2015 Response by the NY Passive House Board of Directors to An Introduction to Passive House Principles and Policy (Counter Viewpoint)
August 2015 Dan Chorost and Priya Murthy, Demonstrating Divisibility at Sediment Megasites: Building a Case Against Joint and Several Liability in Superfund Waterways
July 2015 Randall C. Young, The No Contact Rule and Administrative Agencies
June 2015 Benjamin Miller and Juliette Spertus, Encouraging the Development of Processing Infrastructure for New York City’s Organics Waste Stream (Part 2 of 2)
May 2015 Benjamin Miller and Juliette Spertus, Encouraging the Development of Processing Infrastructure for New York City’s Organics Waste Stream (Part 1 of 2)
April 2015 Jessica Anne Wentz, Draft NEPA Guidance Requires Agencies to Consider Both GHG Emissions and the Impacts of Climate Change on Proposed Actions
March 2015 Katrin Klingenberg and Mike Knezovich, An Introduction to Passive House Principles and Policy(Viewpoint)
February 2015 Alan J. Knauf and Janice A. Dean, Too Early or Too Late? Statutes of Limitations in Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Claims (Part 2 of 2)
January 2015 Alan J. Knauf and Janice A. Dean, Too Early or Too Late? Statutes of Limitations in Hazardous Waste and Oil Spill Claims (Part 1 of 2)
2014
December 2014 Lawrence E. Culleen, Peggy Otum, and L. Margaret Barry, The Toxic Substances Control Act and Fracking: What Role Should EPA Play in Regulating Fracking Chemicals?
November 2014 Eric A. Rey, Statute of Repose: Still a Viable Defense in Environmental Torts
October 2014 Ethan I. Strell, New York Environmental Impact Statements Beginning to Address Climate Resiliency
September 2014 Bret R. Salzer, New York Green Bank: Crown Jewel of the New York Energy Plan?
August 2014 James P. Rigano, Subsurface Contamination: Individual Liability and Reporting Obligations
July 2014 Adam Hinge & Michael Bobker, Building Energy Benchmarking & Disclosure: Market Reactions from Early Implementation of New York City’s Local Law 84 of 2009
June 2014 Cari Rincker, Overview of Legal Issues Affecting the Local Food Movement
May 2014 Sarah Adams-Schoen, On The Waterfront: New York city’s Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Challenge (Part 2 of 2)
April 2014 Sarah Adams-Schoen, On The Waterfront: New York city’s Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Challenge (Part 1 of 2)
March 2014 Jackson Morris, Andrea Cerbin, Jordan Stutt, and Adam Cohn, New York’s Renewable Portfolio Standard: Where to From Here?
February 2014 Lena Golze Desmond,Legal Support for the Environmental Grassroots: A Concept Paper(Viewpoint)
January 2014 Mandy DeRoche,A Stormwater Fee, with Strong and Equitable Credits for Green Infrastructure, Could Benefit New York City as a Whole and Environmental Justice Communities Such as the South Bronx(Viewpoint)
2013
December 2013 Shelley Welton, Plugging the Leaks: Can RGGI Regulate Emissions from Imported Electricity? (Part 2 of 2)
November 2013 Shelley Welton, Plugging the Leaks: Can RGGI Regulate Emissions from Imported Electricity? (Part 1 of 2)
October 2013 Steven C. Russo and Adam B. Silverman, Environmental Audit—New York Looks to Expand the Scope of Its Policy While EPA Seeks to Target Applicability
September 2013 John Louis Parker, Extreme Weather and Its Consequences: Adaptation and Resilience Are Needed to Address a Changing World (Part 2 of 2)(Viewpoint)
August 2013 John Louis Parker, Extreme Weather and Its Consequences: Adaptation and Resilience Are Needed to Address a Changing World (Part 1 of 2)(Viewpoint)
July 2013 Jack A. Nasca and Lawrence H. Weintraub, DEC Proposes Changes to the SEQR Regulations
June 2013 Michael A. Cucchiara, Tax Increment Financing Programs for Brownfields Remediation and Redevelopment
May 2013 Michael D. Zarin and Brad K. Schwartz, Vested Rights: A “Win-Win” for Municipalities and Redevelopers in Long-Term, Public-Private Redevelopment Projects
April 2013 Randall C. Young, Recent Environmental Enforcement Issues Concerning New York State Agencies (Part 2 of 2)(Viewpoint)
March 2013 Randall C. Young, Recent Environmental Enforcement Issues Concerning New York State Agencies (Part 1 of 2)(Viewpoint)
February 2013 David Sive, Nicholas A. Robinson, and Philip Weinberg, Is The Forest Preserve “Forever” Or “Wild”? (Part 2 of 2)(Viewpoint)
January 2013 David Sive, Nicholas A. Robinson, and Philip Weinberg, Is The Forest Preserve “Forever” Or “Wild”? (Part 1 of 2)(Viewpoint)
2012
December 2012 Anne Marie Garti,The Illusion of the Blue Flame: Water Law and Unconventional Gas Drilling in New York State (Part 2 of 2)(Viewpoint)
November 2012 Anne Marie Garti,The Illusion of the Blue Flame: Water Law and Unconventional Gas Drilling in New York State (Part 1 of 2)(Viewpoint)
October 2012 Mark McIntyre, Alison McCabe, and Daniel Cole, The 2012 Reform of New York City’s E-Designation Program: Uniform Controls, Enhanced Enforcement, and Streamlined Review of Development Projects(Part 2 of 2)
September 2012 Mark McIntyre, Alison McCabe, and Daniel Cole, The 2012 Reform of New York City’s E-Designation Program: Uniform Controls, Enhanced Enforcement, and Streamlined Review of Development Projects(Part 1 of 2)
August 2012 Ross Gould, The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Heads To Pit Row After Three Successful Laps (Part 2 of 2)(Viewpoint)
July 2012 Ross Gould,The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Heads To Pit Row After Three Successful Laps (Part 1 of 2)(Viewpoint)
June 2012 Abigail M. Jones, No Preemption: Two Trial Courts Uphold New York Towns’ Authority to Completely Ban Fracking Within Their Jurisdictions
May 2012 George A. Rodenhausen, Preserving Open Space in Land Use Approvals (Part 2 of 2)
April 2012 George A. Rodenhausen, Preserving Open Space in Land Use Approvals (Part 1 of 2)
March 2012 Wesley O’Brien,CEQR Greenhouse Gas Analysis: Demonstrating Consistency with the City’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
February 2012 Cullen Howe, Financing Energy Efficiency Improvements in Residential Buildings: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and “On-Bill” Financing (Part 2 of 2)
January 2012 Cullen Howe, Financing Energy Efficiency Improvements in Residential Buildings: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) and “On-Bill” Financing (Part 1 of 2)
2011
December 2011 Cullen Howe, Paul Lee, and Jessica Zalin, Taking Action in New York on Climate Change: 2011 Update to the 2009 New York State Bar Association Task Force on Global Warming Report (Part 2 of 2)
November 2011 Cullen Howe, Paul Lee, and Jessica Zalin, Taking Action in New York on Climate Change: 2011 Update to the 2009 New York State Bar Association Task Force on Global Warming Report (Part 1 of 2)
October 2011 Danielle Sugarman, Model Ordinance Project Designed to Facilitate Renewable Energy Projects and Green Buildings
September 2011 Michael N. Romita, One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Can a Low Carbon Fuel Standard for New York Coexist with the Federal Fuel Standard? (Part 2 of 2)(Viewpoint)
August 2011 Michael N. Romita, One of These Things Is Not Like the Other: Can a Low Carbon Fuel Standard for New York Coexist with the Federal Fuel Standard? (Part 1 of 2)(Viewpoint)
July 2011 Grace Pickering, Bengis and the “Victim” of an Environmental Crime
June 2011 Lisa Kersavage, The Green Opportunity in New York City’s Historic Buildings
May 2011 Jeff Jones, Brownfields Policy in Transition: New Opportunities for New York’s Urban Downtown and Underserved Neighborhoods
April 2011 Dominic Cordisco, Shifting from Protection to Enhancement: The New Paradigm in Endangered Species Regulation in New York(Viewpoint)
March 2011 Charlotte A. Biblow, Mandatory Electronic Equipment Recycling Comes to New York
February 2011 Amy Mudge, Randy Shaheen, and Danielle Garten, Federal Trade Commission Releases Proposed Revisions to “Green Guides”
January 2011 Katie Kendall,2010 Revisions to the City Environmental Quality Review Technical Manual Improve and Enhance New York City’s Environmental Review Process (Part 2 of 2)
2010
December 2010 Katie Kendall, 2010 Revisions to the City Environmental Quality Review Technical Manual Improve and Enhance New York City’s Environmental Review Process (Part 1 of 2)
November 2010 Ross Gould and Jackson Morris, How Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strengthens New York Businesses (Part 2)
October 2010 Ross Gould and Jackson Morris, How Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Strengthens New York Businesses (Part 1)
September 2010 James P. Rigano,Environmental Provisions in a Contract of Sale
August 2010 Roland Lewis and Cortney Warrall, Waterfront Permitting in the New York and New Jersey Harbor
July 2010 Dave Gahl and Alison Jenkins, Public Authority Bonds: A Better Way to Pay for Environmental Protection in New York
June 2010 Marcus A. Asner and Grace Pickering, The Lacey Act and the World of Illegal Plant Products
May 2010 James M. Van Nostrand and Elizabeth McCormick, Using Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Bonds to Meet New York’s Clean Energy Goals
April 2010 Michael R. Edelstein, SEQR and You Will Find’r: The Integration of Sustainability Planning and Impact Assessment (Part 2 of 2)
April 2010 Michael R. Edelstein, SEQR and You Will Find’r: The Integration of Sustainability Planning and Impact Assessment (Part 1 of 2)
February 2010 Howard M. Fish,The Adirondack Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory: An Energy and Climate Action Plan for 20 Percent of New York State (Part 2 of 2)
January 2010 Howard M. Fish,The Adirondack Energy and Greenhouse Gas Inventory: An Energy and Climate Action Plan for 20 Percent of New York State (Part 1 of 2)
2009
December 2009 Paul Selver, Elizabeth Larsen, and Adam Taubman, RLUIPA and Land Use: An Overview and a Closer Look at the “Equal Terms” Provision and the Southern District’s Third ChurchDecision (Part 2 of 2)
November 2009 Paul Selver, Elizabeth Larsen, and Adam Taubman, RLUIPA and Land Use: An Overview and a Closer Look at the “Equal Terms” Provision and the Southern District’s Third ChurchDecision (Part 1 of 2)
October 2009 Christopher A. Amato, DEC’s Indian Nation Policy: Opening a New Era of State/Tribal Cooperation (Part 2 of 2)
September 2009 Christopher A. Amato, DEC’s Indian Nation Policy: Opening a New Era of State/Tribal Cooperation (Part 1 of 2)
August 2009 Dwight E. Kanyuck and Robert S. Berger, Great Lakes Offshore Wind Power: A New York Strategy for Energy and Economic Development
July 2009 Jody Kass, Mathy Stanislaus, Alan Epstein, Oliver Chase, and Russell Kivler, Analysis on the Use of Brownfield Tax Credits by Not-for-Profit Organizations (Part 2 of 2)
June 2009 Jody Kass, Mathy Stanislaus, Alan Epstein, Oliver Chase, and Russell Kivler, Analysis on the Use of Brownfield Tax Credits by Not-for-Profit Organizations (Part 1 of 2)
May 2009 Stephen G. Swisdak, Researching Past Uses of New York Industrial Sites
April 2009 Delight Balducci, Stephanie Haas, Cullen Howe, Kara Murphy, Giselle Vigneron, and Jason Weiner, Green Jobs in New York: Where the (Green) Economy Meets the (Green) Environment (Part 2 of 2)
March 2009 Delight Balducci, Stephanie Haas, Cullen Howe, Kara Murphy, Giselle Vigneron, and Jason Weiner, Green Jobs in New York: Where the (Green) Economy Meets the (Green) Environment (Part 1 of 2)
February 2009 Patricia E. Salkin, Wind Blows in New Code of Ethics for Companies Doing Business in New York State
January 2009 John D. Echeverria and Michael E. Kenneally, Jr., Noghrey v. Town of Brookhaven: How Far is “Too Far” in a Regulatory Takings Case
2008
December 2008 Eric Schaaf, Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Enforcement Update
November 2008 Cullen Howe, Preparing for the Inevitable: What New York City Should Do to Adapt to the Impending Effects of Climate Change (Part 2 of 2)
October 2008 David J. Freeman and Laura Karvosky, Case Law Develops for Site Eligibility Under New York State’s Brownfield Cleanup Program
September 2008 Cullen Howe, Preparing for the Inevitable: What New York City Should Do to Adapt to the Impending Effects of Climate Change (Part 1 of 2)
August 2008 Walter Mugdan,Promoting Green Construction: EPA’s Use of Voluntary Programs to Encourage More Sustainable Development
July 2008 Frederick R. Fucci, Making Buildings More Energy Efficient Through Energy Performance Contracting (Part 2 of 2)
June 2008 Frederick R. Fucci, Making Buildings More Energy Efficient Through Energy Performance Contracting (Part 1 of 2)
May 2008 Michael G. Murphy, Environmental Review of Energy Projects in New York (Part 2 of 2)
April 2008 Michael G. Murphy, Environmental Review of Energy Projects in New York (Part 1 of 2)
March 2008 Department of Environmental Conservation Executive Staff
February 2008 Philip E. Karmel and L. Margaret Barry, Mitigation of Environmental Impacts Under SEQRA
January 2008 Mark P. McIntyre, How PlaNYC Will Facilitate Brownfield Redevelopment
2007
December 2007 Michael G. Mahoney, The Pfizer Climate Change and Energy Program: Understanding Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
November 2007 James J. Periconi,Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Survey of Federal and State Regulations (Part 2 of 2)
October 2007 James J. Periconi, Indoor Air Quality in Office Buildings: A Survey of Federal and State Regulations (Part 1 of 2)
September 2007 Richard M. Walka and Ellen R. DeOrsay, The U.S. EPA Region 2 Facility Audit Agreement: Opportunity or Albatross? (Part 2 of 2)
August 2007 Richard M. Walka and Ellen R. DeOrsay, The U.S. EPA Region 2 Facility Audit Agreement: Opportunity or Albatross? (Part 1 of 2)
July 2007 Charles M. Pratt, Electric Regulation in the State of New York (Part 2 of 2)
June 2007 Charles M. Pratt, Electric Regulation in the State of New York (Part 1 of 2)
May 2007 James R. May,Environmental Citizen Suit Update
April 2007 Walter Mugdan, Back to the Future: Coal Gasification Comes of Age … Again
March 2007 Christopher A. Amato, Standing Downwind: Vermont’s SEQRA Challenge to International Paper’s Tire Test Burn
February 2007 Joel H. Sachs, RLUIPA and Land Use Regulation in New York State
January 2007 Mark A. Chertok, The Scope of the Obligation to Consider Alternatives Under Little NEPAs (Part 2 of 2)
2006
December 2006 Mark A. Chertok, The Scope of the Obligation to Consider Alternatives Under Little NEPAs (Part 1 of 2)
October 2006 Eric A. Goldstein and Robin Marx, Protecting New York City’s Water Supply Through Filtration Avoidance in 2007 (Part 2 of 2)
September 2006 Eric A. Goldstein and Robin Marx, Protecting New York City’s Water Supply Through Filtration Avoidance in 2007 (Part 1 of 2)
August 2006 Samuel L. Brown, Conservation Easements & Land Trusts: Overview, Examples and Their Role in the Development Process (Part 2 of 2)
July 2006 Samuel L. Brown, Conservation Easements & Land Trusts: Overview, Examples and Their Role in the Development Process (Part 1 of 2)
June 2006 Michael D. Zarin, Border Wars and SEQRA (Part 2 of 2)
May 2006 Michael D. Zarin, Border Wars and SEQRA (Part 1 of 2)
April 2006 David Schiff,The Expanding Scope of Environmental Analyses Under SEQRA
March 2006 Jonathan Martel, NYPIRG v. Johnson: Disputing Enforcement in New York’s Title V Permit Proceedings
February 2006 Jody Kass, Mathy Stanislaus, Alan Epstein and Russell Kivler, A Baseline Analysis on the Use of Brownfield Tax Credits by Not-for-Profit Organizations
January 2006 Philip E. Karmel and Laurence Horvath, Cleaning Up New York Brownfields and Other Contaminated Sites After Cooper Industries v. Aviall
2005
December 2005 Andrew W. Schwartz, San Remo Hotel v. City and County of San Francisco: Victory for Local Control of Land Use
November 2005 Darryl Cabbagestalk and Larry Schnapf, Remediating Contaminated Sites in New York City Under the E-Designation Program
October 2005 Jay Wickersham,Mitigation Measures: Definitions, Enforcement, Monitoring, and Effectiveness in California, Massachusetts and New York
September 2005 Larry Schnapf, Using the Oil Spill Fund to Facilitate Brownfield Development
August 2005 Lawrence Norden and Jeremy Creelan, Lost in the Shadows: The Fight for a Senate Vote on Wetlands Protection Legislation
July 2005 James P. Rigano and Barry S. Cohen, Soil Vapor Intrusion, the New Issue
June 2005 Paul D. Boehm, Steave Su, Walter Shields, and Brian Murphy, Environmental Forensics Approaches for Understanding Liabilities (Part 2 of 2)
May 2005 Paul D. Boehm, Steave Su, Walter Shields, and Brian Murphy, Environmental Forensics Approaches for Understanding Liabilities (Part 1 of 2)
April 2005 Kristina Alexander, Waiting to Inhale: Radon in New York
March 2005 Eleanor Stein,The New York Renewable Portfolio Standard: Case Study in Process and Substance
February 2005 John F. Rusnica,Protecting New York’s Farm Operations: Agriculture and Markets Law § 305-a Limitation on Local Laws
January 2005 Kathryn C. Plunkett, The Common Law of Nuisance in New York Environmental Litigation
2004
December 2004 Craig A. Werle, All Appropriate Inquiry Standards Modify Environmental Due Diligence Procedures
November 2004 Kristina Alexander, Forewarned Is Forearmed: Regulating Invasive Species in New York
October 2004 Katherine McComas, What Do We Know About Public Meetings?: Practical Lessons from Field Research
September 2004 Robert M. Jacoby and Gerard P. Scharfenberger, Archaeology, Compliance and the Section 106 Process
August 2004 Kristina Alexander, Unleashing a Powerful Tool for Enforcing Zoning Violations
July 2004 Craig T. Donovan, Protecting Environmentally Critical Areas and Wilderness Values: New York State’s Use of the Master Plan for Comprehensive Regional Planning of the Catskill and Adirondack Forest Preserve
June 2004 Christopher Rizzo, Enhancing the Protection of Parkland in New York
May 2004 Bernard C. Melewski, Reforming the Adirondack Park Agency Act: A New Blue for the Blue Line (Part 2 of 2)
April 2004 Bernard C. Melewski, Reforming the Adirondack Park Agency Act: A New Blue for the Blue Line (Part 1 of 2)
March 2004 John Echeverria, Friedenburg v. DEC: A Troubling Regulatory Takings Ruling
February 2004 Michael D. Zarin and Daniel M. Richmond, The Use of Eminent Domain in Public-Private Development Partnerships
January 2004 Damian M. Hovancik, Michael G. Sterthous, and Philip H. Dixon, New York’s New Brownfields/Superfund Legislation (Part 2 of 2)
2003
December 2003 Philip H. Dixon and Michael G. Sterthous, New York’s New Brownfields/Superfund Legislation (Part 1 of 2)
November 2003 Thomas M. Johnson,DEC’s Draft DER-10 Guidance for Site Investigation and Remediation
October 2003 Christopher Dow, Petroleum Storage Requirements in New York
September 2003 Jeffrey Turkel, Regulatory Takings in New York: A Survey
August 2003 Mark A. Chertok and Kate Sinding, Federal Regulation of Isolated Wetlands (Part 2 of 2)
2002
December 2002 Albert K. Butzel,Recapturing New York City’s Waterfront Part I: The Demise of Westway and the Birth of the Hudson River Park
November 2002 Tiffany Eisberg and Jessica VanTine, The Beach Zone: Using Local Land Use Authority to Preserve Barrier Islands(Part II)
October 2002 Tiffany Eisberg and Jessica VanTine, The Beach Zone: Using Local Land Use Authority to Preserve Barrier Islands(Part I)
September 2002 Michael Burnetter, The 2002 Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State, Executive Order 111, and the Green Building Tax Credit
August 2002 P. Nicholas Garlick, A New Approach to Citizen Enforcement of Environmental Laws: Administrative Citizen Suits
July 2002 Philip E. Karmel, PM2.5: Federal and New York Regulation of Fine Particulate Air Pollution
June 2002 Carl T. Ferrentino and Peter J. Zaborowsky, Emissions Trading in New York, Part II
2001
December 2001 Ned Kaufman, Places of Historical, Cultural, and Social Value: Identification and Protection, Part II
November 2001 Ned Kaufman, Places of Historical, Cultural, and Social Value: Identification and Protection, Part I
2000
December 2000 Lisa J. Morelli and William W. Funderburk, Jr, Retrospective Application of the Recycling Equity Act: A Brave New World for the Recycling Industry
November 2000 Christine Bohrer Van Aken, Financing Hazardous Waste Remediation in New York: The State Superfund at a Turning Point
September 2000 Deborah A. Goldberger, Zoning Enforcement Law in New York State, Part I
August 2000 Jeffrey P. LeJava, Funding Local Government Acquisition of Open Lands in New York State, Part II
July 2000 Jeffrey P. LeJava, Funding Local Government Acquisition of Open Lands in New York State, Part I
June 2000 Linda R. Shaw, The Art of Environmental Consensus Building: A Personal Perspective on the Evolution of Brownfields Legislation in New York
May 2000 Robert S. Davis and Judith M. Gallent, New York's High Court Creates Another Obstacle for Property Owners Asserting Regulatory Takings Claims
April 2000 Angela M. Demerle, Sales of Environmentally Contaminated Properties: Is "As Is" Ever Enough?
March 2000 Peter M. Lehne and Christopher A. Amato, The Role of the Attorney General in Environmental Enforcement
February 2000 Douglas M. Hill, Role of Municipal and State Governments in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
January 2000 Matthew A. Sokol, Enacting SEQRA: The Legislative Debates and a 25-Year Look Back
1999
December 1999, Douglas Hill, The Baked Apple Scenario
November 1999, Michael B. Gerrard and Elizabeth A. Stringer, Judicial Review of Solid Waste Facility Siting and Permitting in New York, Part II
October 1999, Michael B. Gerrard and Elizabeth A. Stringer, Judicial Review of Solid Waste Facility Siting and Permitting in New York, Part I
September 1999, Albert F. Appleton, Implications of Potential Y2K Problems for the Operation of Environmental Infrastructure Systems
August 1999, August, Barnett Lawrence, TMDLs and Water Quality Regulation in New York
July 1999, G. S. Peter Bergen, Electric Generating Facility Siting and Licensing in New York State's Restructured Electric Utility Industry
June 1999, Scott A. Thornton and Michael R. Edelstein, Citizen Enforcers or Bothersome Meddlers? A Plaintiff's Perspective on the Orange County Landfill Case
May 1999, Walter E. Mugdan, Federal Environmental Enforcement in EPA Region 2, Part II
April 1999, Walter E. Mugdan, Federal Environmental Enforcement in EPA Region 2, Part I
March 1999, Barnett Lawrence, Underground Storage Tanks in New York After the 1998 Upgrade Deadline
February 1999, J. Kevin Healy, Economic Development and Climate Change: Developing an Action Plan for New York
January 1999, Paul J. D'Amato, New York State's Implementation of the Federal Storm Water Discharge Regulations
1998
December 1998, Susan Neuman, The New Environmental Insurance Products: When Does it Make Sense to Buy Them?, Part II
November 1998, Susan Neuman, The New Environmental Insurance Products: When Does it Make Sense to Buy Them?, Part I
October 1998, Arline L. Bronzaft, Noise Sources, Health Impacts and Legal Remedies: A Psychologist's Perspective
September 1998, Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of the State of New York and J. Jared Snyder, Assistant Attorney General, New York State's Legal Battle Against Upwind Pollution and Acid Rain: The Attorney General's Perspective
August 1998, Craig A. Slater, CERCLA Roundup
July 1998, William D. Siegel and Saul R. Fenchel, Reducing Real Property Tax Assessments in New York State Based on Contamination
June 1998, Heather Marie Andrade, The Effect of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection Watershed Regulations On Land Use
May 1998, Matthew A. Sokol, Coastal Zone Management in New York
April 1998, Michael J. Brown, Light Pollution
March 1998, Christopher J. Dagger, Brownfields: An Entrepreneur's Perspective
February 1998, Michael Murphy, Closing the Bookends on Vested Rights
January 1998, Maureen F. Leary, Assessing Environmental Liability of Lenders and Fiduciaries Under the Asset Conservation Act