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Federal Executive Actions To Combat Climate Change, Michael B. Gerrard
Federal Executive Actions To Combat Climate Change, Michael B. Gerrard
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“I urge this Congress to pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change, like the one John McCain and Joe Lieberman worked on together a few years ago. But if Congress won’t act soon to protect future generations, I will. I will direct my cabinet to come up with executive actions we can take, now and in the future, to reduce pollution, prepare our communities for the consequences of climate change, and speed the transition to more sustainable sources of energy.”
—President Barack Obama State-of-the-Union Message Feb. 12, 2013
In the current partisan atmosphere in Washington, there appears to be …
Survey Of 2012 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act, Michael B. Gerrard
Survey Of 2012 Cases Under State Environmental Quality Review Act, Michael B. Gerrard
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The courts issued 55 decisions in 2012 under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).1 As this annual survey shows, especially important decisions concerned the necessity of supplemental environmental impact statements (EISs), and the relationship of SEQRA to various federal laws.
The State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was also busy. On Jan. 15, 2012, DEC adopted revised short and full environmental assessment forms, which are used in determining whether full EISs are needed. The new forms become effective on Oct. 7, 2013. They will be accompanied by workbooks and by an updated web-based geographic information system search engine to …