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The following database categories include ENVIRONMENTAL LAW issues. All of the specific issues described below the category-list are included in the “Environmental Law” category as well as any other relevant database category in the list.

EMINENT DOMAIN;

TOXIC TORTS;

MUNICIPAL LAW;

CIVIL PROCEDURE;

ZONING;

LAND USE;

NEGLIGENCE;

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW;

INSURANCE LAW;

WATER LAW;

REAL PROPERTY LAW;

UTILITIES;

NAVIGATION LAW;

REAL ESTATE;

COURT OF CLAIMS;

CIVIL RIGHTS LAW;

CONTRACT LAW.

The ENVIRONMENTAL LAW issues touch on several additional database categories. Some of the additional categories are listed here in “all caps” and boldface. All of the specific issues described below are included in the “Environmental Law” category and in any other category indicated. These entries may help in choosing the most relevant database categories and keywords for searches in this area of the law.

Eminent Domain Procedure Law (EDPL) (pipelines, etc., EMINENT DOMAIN, MUNICIPAL LAW, COURT OF CLAIMS);

Toxic Torts (lead paint, pollution, etc.,, TOXIC TORTS);

Standing (harm separate and apart from harm to the general public, etc., CIVIL PROCEDURE, MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) (municipal law, zoning, land use, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Zoning (ZONING);

Land Use (LAND USE);

Negative Declarations (SEQRA) (ZONING, LAND USE, MUNICIPAL LAW);

Special Use Permits (ZONING, LAND USE);

Variances (ZONING, LAND USE);

Eminent Domain (EMINENT DOMAIN);

Municipal Law (zoning, liability for flooding, water extraction, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE, NEGLIGENCE, IMMUNITY);

Zoning Boards (ZONING, LAND USE);

Planning Boards (ZONING, LAND USE, MUNICIPAL LAW):

Administrative Law (zoning boards, Department of Environmental Conservation, etc., ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, ZONING, LAND USE, MUNICIPAL LAW);

Wetland Permits (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Waste Transport Permits (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, CORPORATION LAW, MUNICIPAL LAW) ;

Hard Look (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Condemnation (SEQRA, etc., EMINENT DOMAIN, MUNICIPAL LAW);

Recreational Use of Land (MUNICIPAL LAW, NEGLIGENCE, IMMUNITY);

Department of Environmental Conservation (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW);

Hazardous Waste Sites (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE, NAVIGATION LAW);

Remediation (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, NAVIGATION LAW, REAL ESTATE, CONTRACT LAW);

Town Comprehensive Plan (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Asbestos (building demolition, etc., TOXIC TORTS, MUNICIPAL LAW, PRODUCTS LIABILITY, EMPLOYMENT LAW, NEGLIGENCE, CRIMINAL LAW);

Insurance Law (environmental contamination, etc., INSURANCE LAW);

Special permits (ZONING, LAND USE, MUNICIPAL LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW);

Public Trust Doctrine (MUNICIPAL LAW, REAL PROPERTY LAW);

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) (CIVIL RIGHTS LAW);

Land Fills (ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Water Law (withdrawal for power plants, navigable waters, etc., WATER LAW, UTILITIES);

Building height restrictions (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Lead Agency (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Landmarks (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Hardship Exemptions (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Army Corps of Engineers;

Air, Light and Access Easements (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE, REAL PROPERTY LAW);

Utilities (use of water, etc., UTILITIES);

Global Warming (suit against Exxon, etc., FRAUD);

Fracking (MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Navigation Law (oil storage, etc., NAVIGATION LAW);

Nuclear Reactors (license renewal, etc., ADMINISTRATIVE LAW);

Clean-Up Plans (Department of Environmental Conservation, etc. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, REAL PROPERTY LAW);

Highway De-Icing Agents (INSURANCE LAW, COURT OF CLAIMS);

Solid Waste (scrap metal operation, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW, CORPORATION LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, CONTEMPT);

State Water Resources Law (extraction of water, etc. ZONING, LAND USE, MUNICIPAL LAW);

Open Space (MUNICIPAL LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, ZONING);

Parks (construction near parks, etc., MUNICIPAL LAW, ZONING, LAND USE);

Parkland (Public Trust Doctrine, MUNICIPAL LAW, REAL PROPERTY LAW );

Conservation Easements (REAL PROPERTY LAW, UTILITIES, EMINENT DOMAIN);

Watersheds (REAL PROPERTY LAW);

Gas wells;

Real Estate Purchase Agreements (clean-up indemnification, etc., REAL ESTATE).