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In this episode, hosts explore the intersection of brownfield redevelopment and affordable housing construction in New York City, examining how developers navigate environmental remediation costs, regulatory frameworks, and policy incentives to transform contaminated industrial sites into residential communities. The discussion centers on the Gowanus neighborhood's rezoning and the practical challenges of building housing on some of the city's most complex properties.

At least four separate lawsuits were filed in April 2025 challenging the legality of New York's Freshwater Wetlands Act and its recently amended implementing regulations.

On January 2, 2024, the Vineyard Wind 1 project started producing power for the United States grid, becoming the second commercial-scale offshore wind...

On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule to ban all manufacturing and use of trichloroethylene (TCE) under Section 6(a)...

New York City local law requires new roofs (with some exceptions) to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generating and/or green roof system.

Hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York's preeminent environmental law firm for over 60 years, SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast is a conversational and interview-based...

In this Climate Week NYC special episode, SPRingBoard host Ahlia Bethea is joined by Dr. Adam Orford, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, and Katherine Ghilain Trudell, Principal at SPR, for a candid discussion about the realities of practicing environmental law, the many career paths that exist, and the trends shaping the future of the field.

New York City faces a critical housing shortage, and developers are increasingly turning to contaminated brownfield sites as opportunities for affordable housing development. This episode explores the complex intersection of environmental remediation, financial incentives, and policy reforms that make building on these challenging properties possible.

On July 26, 2023, the New York City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed zoning text amendment known as the City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality.

On October 30, 2023, the New York Supreme Court, New York County dismissed a significant legal challenge to New York City's building emissions law, Local Law 97 of 2019.

December 31, 2023 marks the final deadline for compliance with the first year of New Jersey's building energy and water benchmarking law.

Almost five years after publishing the first substantial revisions to its solid waste management regulations, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation published a new set of final revisions to the regulations...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS; together, the Services) recently rescinded without replacement the definitions of “harm” in regulations pertaining to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The final rule (Rule) became effective September 14, 2026.

On September 12, 2023, the New York City Department of Buildings issued proposed regulations to implement Local Law 97 of 2019.

On September 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) published a draft policy aimed at implementing...

On July 1, 2026, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will hold a virtual public hearing on its proposed regulations to lower the thresholds for lead-contaminated dust, following revisions...

Numerous changes and clarifications to New York City (NYC) and New York State lead-based paint (LBP) laws for residential properties are coming into effect in 2024 and 2025.