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Greenhouse Gases: Emerging Standards For Impact Review, Michael B. Gerrard
Greenhouse Gases: Emerging Standards For Impact Review, Michael B. Gerrard
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Numerous federal and state judicial decisions have established that environmental impact statements (EISs) under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its state equivalents should examine the impact of proposed projects on emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), the principal anthropogenic cause of climate change. Administrative agencies and court settlements are now establishing the guidelines for the conduct of these examinations.
Court Of Appeals Expands Seqra Standing After An 18-Year Detour, Michael B. Gerrard
Court Of Appeals Expands Seqra Standing After An 18-Year Detour, Michael B. Gerrard
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The most controversial decision in New York environmental jurisprudence is almost certainly Society of the Plastics Industry v. County of Suffolk (Plastics), in which the Court of Appeals ruled in 1991 that plaintiffs in suits under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) must show that they are affected differently than the public at large. In the 18 years since that decision, the New York Attorney General, the State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York State and New York City bar associations, and numerous environmental groups all filed amicus briefs or issued reports calling for the reversal of …