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.).