On February 25, 2025, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published in the Federal Register an interim final rule proposing to rescind its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, reversing a D.C. Circuit ruling that vacated federal approval...

On February 14, 2024, NYSDEC (the Department) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for amendments to its regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 375 (Part 375), which govern New York State remedial programs, ...

In this episode, SPR associate Michael Hannaman and Professor Sheila R. Foster of Columbia University's Climate School discuss climate resiliency and adaptation efforts in New York City...

Within a three-day period at the tail end of its term, the Supreme Court issued two decisions that significantly affect the federal administrative law landscape, and will necessarily influence environmental...

On July 1, 2024, the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) final rule implementing the revised National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II regulations came into effect. This rule represents the culmination...

In this inaugural episode of SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast, SPR Attorney Ahlia Bethea hosts Columbia Law Professor Michael Gerrard and Conservation Law Foundation Senior Vice President Kate Sinding Daly ...

How can cities address the affordable housing crisis by redeveloping contaminated industrial sites? This episode explores the intersection of environmental remediation, policy incentives, and real estate development in New York City's Gowanus neighborhood, examining the legal and financial frameworks that make brownfield redevelopment viable for affordable housing construction.

On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army (Agencies) published a proposed rule, "Updated Definition of Waters of the United States" (Proposed Rule).

In the latest episode of the SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast, host Michael Hannaman explores one of the most promising and complex frontiers in climate innovation: Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR).

On December 31, 2024, NYSDEC announced the adoption of final revisions to its freshwater wetlands regulations, 6 NYCRR Part 664.

The New York City Department of Buildings (NYCDOB) recently adopted two new rules mandating the safe design, installation, operation and maintenance...

On June 3, 2023, President Biden signed a legislative package lifting the federal debt ceiling that includes the first statutory amendments to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) since 1982.

In this episode of Springboard, host Ahlia Bethea discusses the evolving intersection of construction and sustainability with guests Amanda Kaminsky (Director of Sustainability at Consigli Construction Co., Inc)...

The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has continued to evolve at the federal and state levels in recent months under the Trump administration.

As we approach the close of 2025, one key takeaway is that this year has been an especially active one for climate litigation in New York. On October 24, 2025...

On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Sackett v. EPA, ruling that federal jurisdiction over wetlands under the Clean Water Act...

[T]he already wary banking industry [will be] even more reluctant to lend to many borrowers, not just those who present obvious environmental liability problems...

On October 15, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Environmental Remediation (DER) proposed revisions to DER-31, a policy guidance document...

On April 20, 2024, the New York State Legislature enacted the long-awaited $237 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (the FY 2025 Budget).