February 25, 2013

New York Environmental Year In Review

Co-Sponsored by:
Committee on Environmental Law of the City Bar of New York,
Environmental Law Institute
Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law

Leading practitioners, regulators, and professors from New York City and Albany will review the past year’s most significant developments in New York State environmental law. Featured topics included proposed regulations for high volume hydraulic fracturing, new developments under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, recent activities in the Department of Environmental Conservation and state legislature, and more.

Panelists:
Jeffrey Gracer, Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. (moderator)
Scott Fein, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP
Michael Gerrard, Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice and Director, Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School
Steven Russo, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council (invited)
Philip Weinberg, Professor Emeritus, St. John's University School of Law