Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2026
Abstract
In 2025, New York State overhauled its State Superfund law and extended the State Superfund Program for ten years. The state also enacted laws restricting chemicals in menstrual products and firefighter personal protective equipment; expanding the extended producer responsibility program for batteries to include electric scooter and bike batteries; and protecting monarch butterflies and horseshoe crabs. These and other new and amended environmental and energy laws — as well as notable vetoes — are discussed in this article.
Amendments to two of New York’s most important laws may be up for consideration by the Legislature during the current session. Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed amendments to the State Environmental Quality Review Act to exempt certain residential projects from environmental review.
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Center/Program
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Recommended Citation
Michael B. Gerrard,
New York Environmental Legislation in 2025,
N.Y.L.J., February 26, 2026
(2026).
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