Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2026
Abstract
In the hopes of easing the housing shortage, on May 26 the New York Legislature passed and Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will exempt many multifamily housing projects from the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).
A month before, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued regulations on protecting disadvantaged communities, and took steps to require more discussion of climate impacts under SEQRA.
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Center/Program
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Recommended Citation
Michael B. Gerrard,
SEQRA Developments: Amendments to Ease Housing Construction, Revised Regulations, New Cases,
N.Y.L.J., June 16, 2026
(2026).
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https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4840
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