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New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules For Housing Construction, Michael B. Gerrard Jan 2024

New York City Relaxing Environmental Review Rules For Housing Construction, Michael B. Gerrard

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Faced with a severe housing shortage, New York City is exempting the construction of much new housing from the environmental review processes and taking many other steps to encourage such construction throughout the city. Several of these moves will also help the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy.