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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Home News South Seneca Public Speaks Out on Puppy Mills, Fracking

by Steven Getman on 8/29/2012

Public Speaks Out on Puppy Mills, Fracking by Aneta Glover | Posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:28 pm With a much smaller than expected group assembled, Supervisor Walter Prouty called the Town Board Meeting to order,...more

Notice of Public Hearing: Town of Ovid, New York, Puppy Mill Moratorium

by Steven Getman on 7/11/2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED LOCAL LAW, TOWN OF OVID, NEW YORK PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO. BB OF THE YEAR 2012: A local law enacting an Eighteen-month Moratorium On The New Construction/Establishment Of Kennels And/Or...more

Upstate New York Landowners Can Renegotiate Natural Gas Leases Under New Agreement

by Steven Getman on 6/20/2012

Attorney Steven Getman reports that Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. will allow over 4,400 landowners who were locked into potentially unfavorable natural gas leases the opportunity to renegotiate with the energy company. As...more

Green Buildings and Greener Leases

by John Eric Pollabauer on 9/28/2011

GREEN BUILDINGS AND GREENER LEASES The Environmental Background All buildings, including residential, commercial and industrial buildings have a significant impact on our environment. For example,...more

Oregon Poised to Adopt Nation’s Strictest Water Quality Standards for Toxic Chemicals

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/13/2011

After years of planning and debate, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) next week will likely adopt a proposal by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to tighten human health-based water quality...more

Shawn Collins - Don't Trust What Polluters Say

by Ross Fishman on 4/20/2011

This is an article by environmental litigator Shawn Collins discussing his experience in environmental class action cases, and why homeowners cannot afford to trust what the polluting companies say. Their lawyers or public...more