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New York’S New Congestion Pricing Law, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
New York’S New Congestion Pricing Law, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
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In the biggest change in local transportation policy in a generation, maybe two, “congestion pricing” will be instituted in Manhattan’s Central Business District in early 2021. It is the first action in decades that could actually lower traffic congestion, and that could provide a stable funding base for the capital program of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). It also transfers considerable power from the Mayor to the Governor.
Annual Review Of Developments Under Seqra, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
Annual Review Of Developments Under Seqra, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
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The courts decided 46 cases under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) in 2018. However, the most important action under SEQRA was in the Legislature, followed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
New York Environmental Legislation In 2018, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
New York Environmental Legislation In 2018, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
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In 2018, New York State enacted a Drug Take Back Act in response to environmental and public health concerns about improper disposal of unused drugs. Another enactment gave the Department of Health (DOH) greater discretion in enforcement actions against landlords that do not take adequate action to abate lead paint. Other new laws tinkered with legislation enacted in 2017 to protect drinking water and to promote clean energy and energy storage. In addition, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed laws concerning farmland and pollinator protection. In New York City, a Styrofoam ban went into effect on Jan. 1 after courts rejected …
The Union Of Law And Equity: The United States, 1800-1938, Kellen R. Funk
The Union Of Law And Equity: The United States, 1800-1938, Kellen R. Funk
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David Dudley Field was the architect of the union – or fusion or merger – of equity and law in New York state, and the Field Code was widely adopted in other states. Field’s vision of the union of law and equity has prevailed in the United States, including at the federal level, at least in theory. However, the practise of law and acts of the courts indicate that the reality is rather different. Equity was not sundered by the Field Code or its federal counterpart, the Federal Code of Civil Procedure 1938. Equity continues to operate distinctly in various …
New Climate Law Will Reshape Ny’S Key Sectors, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
New Climate Law Will Reshape Ny’S Key Sectors, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
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Deep changes in the way electricity is generated, people and goods move around, and buildings are erected and renovated in New York will be required by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), which both houses of the state Legislature have passed and Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised to sign.
Three Legal Visions Of A ‘Green New Deal’, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
Three Legal Visions Of A ‘Green New Deal’, Michael B. Gerrard, Edward Mctiernan
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), who has rocketed to such fame that she is now widely known simply as AOC, and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), co-father of Waxman-Markey, the cap-and- trade bill that narrowly passed the House in 2009 but died in the Senate, have introduced identical resolutions to create a “Green New Deal.” H. Res. 109, S. Res. 59.