Jun 29, 2026

Latest Posts from B&C’s Biobased Blog

USDA Will Hold FY 2026 Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program Technical Assistance Webinar on June 29, 2026, Letters of Intent Are Due July 1 June 27, 2026 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a webinar on June 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) to provide technical assistance […]

Jun 29, 2026

New York Enacts Substantial Reforms to SEQRA – Update from Sive Paget Riesel

New York Enacts Substantial Reforms to SEQRA On May 27, 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law significant amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The amendments — the most sweeping in decades — exempt certain categories of […]

Jun 24, 2026

New York City Proposes Regulations To Lower Lead-Contaminated Dust Thresholds – Update from Sive Paget Riesel

On July 1, 2026, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will hold a virtual public hearing on its proposed regulations to lower the thresholds for lead-contaminated dust, following revisions to the federal thresholds by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that became effective in January […]

Jun 24, 2026

Environmental Law & Policy Alert – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

June 17, 2026 Court Applies Las Posas to Uphold Madera County GSA’s SGMA Groundwater Fees The Madera County Superior Court has issued a decision upholding the groundwater sustainability fees adopted by the Madera County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (County GSA). The ruling in Valley Groundwater Coalition, an unincorporated association v. County […]

Jun 24, 2026

News: “Shifting Ground: How New Part 375 Changes the Brownfield Landscape” Published in Environmental Law in New York – Update from Sive Paget Riesel

News: “Shifting Ground: How New Part 375 Changes the Brownfield Landscape” Published in Environmental Law in New York SPR Associate Kevin Rogers and Roux Senior Scientist Rachel Henke recently published their article “Shifting Ground: How New Part 375 Changes the Brownfield Landscape” in the LexisNexis newsletter Environmental Law in New York. On December 31, 2025, […]