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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Fourth Circuit Clarifies Irreparable Harm Showing Required to Obtain Preliminary Injunction to Prevent PFAS Discharges in Excess of Permit Limits June 16, 2026 Wesley S. Stevenson, Esq. MGKF Litigation Blog In West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Inc., et al. v. The Chemours Company FC, LLC, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth […]