On December 1, 2025, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it finalized regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
Continue Reading DEC Finalizes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Regulations
On Nov. 21, 2025, the Board of Directors of the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), as anticipated, approved the 2025-2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan (CRP). This blog post
Continue Reading NYISO Reliability Plan: New York May Require Thousands of Megawatts of Dispatchable Generation by 2034
On Nov. 10, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) entered into a memorandum of agreement
Continue Reading NYS Executive and Attorney General Come Together to Expedite and Streamline Land Acquisition
On Oct. 24, 2025, the New York Supreme Court, Albany County, issued a decision and order directing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to issue final regulations establishing economy-wide greenhouse gas emission (GHG) limits on or before Feb. 6, 2026.
Continue Reading Court Requires DEC to Promulgate Regulations in NYS Climate Regulation Case
On Oct. 15, 2025, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released several changes to its environmental remediation program. As part of these changes, DEC has rebranded its work
Continue Reading New York State Environmental Regulator Announces Sustainability Initiative In Connection With Its Remediation and Brownfield Programs
In 2023, New York State amended its laws to require updates to New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code) and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code
On June 30, 2025, California Gov. Newsom approved a bill (SB 131) aimed at increasing housing supply and strategic economic development. The bill has sparked controversy among some groups. Critics
Continue Reading Do The Recent California Amendments to Its Environmental Review Statute Offer a Blueprint for Similar Changes in New York?
Renewable energy generation and transmission projects often face the challenge of mitigating the impacts on endangered and threatened species when project development results in the destruction of critical habitat. The
Continue Reading NYSDEC Finalizes Endangered and Threatened Species Mitigation Bank Fund Regulations
On July 17, 2025, the Public Service Commission (PSC) rescinded the Public Policy Requirement identified in the 2022 PSC proceeding. This action terminated the New York Independent System Operator, Inc.
Continue Reading Citing Change in Federal Policy, New York State Terminates Offshore Wind Transmission Initiative
New York’s legislature has passed significant amendments to New York’s Environmental Conservation Law concerning the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Remedial Program—commonly referred to as the State Superfund program.