Environmental Law

A SAMPLING OF “ENVIRONMENTAL LAW” ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE NEW YORK APPELLATE DIGEST SEARCHABLE DATABASE

 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW issues in this database include (but are not limited to):

Eminent Domain Procedure Law (EDPL) (pipelines, etc.);

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

Standing (harm separate and apart from harm to the general public, etc.);

State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) (municipal law, zoning, land use, etc.);

Zoning;

Land Use;

Negative Declarations (SEQRA);

Special Use Permits;

Variances;

Eminent Domain;

Municipal Law (zoning, liability for flooding, water extraction, etc.);

Zoning Boards;

Planning Boards:

Administrative Law (zoning boards, Department of Environmental Conservation, etc.);

Wetland Permits;

Waste Transport Permits;

Hard Look;

Condemnation (SEQRA, etc.);

Recreational Use of Land;

Department of Environmental Conservation;

Hazardous Waste Sites;

Remediation;

Town Comprehensive Plan;

Asbestos (building demolition, etc.);

Insurance Law (environmental contamination, etc.);

Special permits;

Public Trust Doctrine;

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP);

Land Fills;

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

Building height restrictions;

Lead Agency;

Landmarks;

Hardship Exemptions;

Army Corps of Engineers;

Air, Light and Access Easements;

Utilities (use of water, etc.);

Global Warming (suit against Exxon, etc.);

Fracking;

Navigation Law (oil storage, etc.);

Nuclear Reactors (license renewal, etc.);

Clean-Up Plans (Department of Environmental Conservation, etc,);

Highway De-Icing Agents;

Solid Waste (scrap metal operation, etc.);

State Water Resources Law (extraction of water, etc,);

Parks (construction near parks, etc.);

Conservation Easements;

Watersheds;

Gas wells;

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