February 16, 2011

New York Environmental Law Year in Review

Co-sponsored by
the Environmental Law Institute and
the Environmental Law Committee of the City Bar of New York

The Environmental Law Institute and the Environmental Law Committee of the New York City Bar host an annual review of the year’s most significant New York judicial, regulatory, and administrative developments by leading practitioners and professors of environmental law. Panelists covered current Albany developments, new developments under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, events at DEC, and other major environmental decisions.

Panelists:
Kathy Robb (Moderator), Hunton & Williams LLP
Alison Crocker, Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Scott Fein, Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna, LLP
Michael Gerrard, Columbia Law School
Kate Sinding, Natural Resources Defense Council
Philip Weinberg, St. John's University School of Law (retired)

Additional Materials:
New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2010 by Michael B. Gerrard
2010 Year in Review at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation by Alison Crocker
Summary of Decisions--2010 by Prof. Philip Weinberg