Welcome to Gabriella Guarracino, the newest issue editor at The New York Environmental Lawyer. Gabriella recently took the bar exam and is the Environmental Law Program Fellow at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. She was an editor/curator of the inaugural editions of TNYEL’s Law School Corner from 2021 to 2023, and we are … Continued

The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) Environmental and Energy Law Section mourns the passing of our esteemed colleague, Jean M. McCarroll, a long-time member of the section and a leading environmental lawyer. Jean passed away in January 2024 at the age of 85. She received her A.B. from Radcliffe College in 1960 and a … Continued

Introduction This edition of the Law Student Corner highlights students and their work at six law schools: Albany Law School, Cardozo Law School, CUNY, NYU Law, St. John’s Law School, and Pace | Haub Law. If you know any schools or students who would like to participate, please email [email protected]. Student Highlight Madeline Schwartz is … Continued

Why Is Reducing Methane Important? In our collective race to net zero, in addition to transitioning to clean, innovative, and green solutions to power the world, it is also necessary to decarbonize existing processes and infrastructure. The energy transition is just that: a transition, not a switch, and cannot be completed overnight. The main greenhouse … Continued

For this issue, I have the pleasure of featuring our long-time colleague and issue editor, Aaron Gershonowitz. After a long, fascinating, and multifaceted career, Aaron is retiring from the practice of law and putting his skills and experience to grandparenting and teaching young minds about the practice of law. Although Aaron will be missed at … Continued

For the 54th time, as predicted due to steadily rising global temperature, warming seas and an atmosphere loaded with water vapor, record-breaking heat, drought, wildfires, flooding and lethal and destructive storms have ravaged all parts of the globe. Here is but a brief summary. Record heat: In late November, record heat in Asia included: 34C … Continued

This EPA Update covers U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activities from approximately October 1, 2023 through February 15, 2024. The article does not cover every single action taken by EPA during this time but attempts to summarize the highlights with a focus on EPA activities affecting New York. The EPA Update should be read cafeteria … Continued

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA or Climate Act) was enacted over four years ago, on July 18, 2019 and went into effect on January 1, 2020. This landmark legislation positioned New York State as the nation’s leader in its efforts to phase out fossil fuels, build renewable energy, and electrify an entire … Continued