While attorneys are still learning to navigate the changing landscape of evictions in New York as a result of certain Executive Orders and recent changes to Court Rules, the New York State legislature and Governor Cuomo have...more
First the Governor and now the Courts have moved the goal posts with respect to bringing and enforcing eviction actions against delinquent residential and commercial tenants in New York. Most recently, pursuant to an...more
There were two important developments for the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) in April 2020. First, on April 21, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWR”) in order to...more
The Department of Environmental Conservation has made additional procedure changes to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of mitigating the risk of exposure to the virus.
In addition to authorizing the use of...more
In light of COVID-19, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently published a direction letter addressing safety concerns regarding the collection of required signatures on waste shipping papers...more
On March 26, 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released a new policy, “COVID-19 Implications for EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.” The seven-page document outlines a temporary policy...more