Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
Several significant environmental bills were enacted by the New York legislature and signed by Gov.Kathy Hochul in 2022, and several others were vetoed. As a result of measures enacted last year, New York will see $4.2 billion invested in environmental protection, restoration, climate resiliency and clean energy projects; potential disproportionate and inequitable impacts on disadvantaged communities will become a key factor in determining whether environmental permits are issued; and apparel containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) will no longer be sold in the state. In addition, important changes were made to New York’s brownfield and wetlands laws. These and many other new and amended laws are discussed in this article.
Disciplines
Land Use Law | Law | Natural Resources Law
Center/Program
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Recommended Citation
Michael B. Gerrard & Edward McTiernan,
New York Environmental Legislation in 2022,
N.Y.L.J., January 11, 2023
(2023).
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