Environmental Law Newsroom
Authoritative analysis of CERCLA, PFAS, NYSDEC enforcement, SEQRA, and New York environmental law — written for developers, municipalities, manufacturers, and constituents navigating environmental compliance, liability, and cleanup obligations across New York and Long Island.
March 4, 2026
New York's revised 6 NYCRR Part 375 Brownfield Cleanup Program regulations — the most significant overhaul in over a decade — impose stricter Soil Cleanup Objectives, mandatory vapor intrusion investigation protocols, and expanded institutional control requirements that directly affect industrial property transactions and redevelopment across Long Island.
March 4, 2026
New York's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) is actively reshaping environmental review and air permitting for Long Island industrial companies — creating new greenhouse gas analysis mandates, climate disclosure obligations, and Environmental Justice review requirements that demand early integration into business and project planning.
March 4, 2026
NYSDEC has significantly intensified environmental enforcement activity targeting Long Island industrial facilities, with a focused crackdown on air permit violations, industrial stormwater noncompliance, and hazardous waste management at manufacturers across Nassau and Suffolk Counties — demanding immediate proactive compliance attention.
March 4, 2026
The Supreme Court's ruling in Sackett v. EPA dramatically narrows federal Clean Water Act wetlands jurisdiction — but New York's independent ECL Article 24 regulatory authority leaves Long Island property owners and developers facing a complex dual-regulatory landscape requiring careful legal navigation.
March 4, 2026
EPA's final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS compounds — establishing MCLs as low as 4 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS — triggers mandatory compliance obligations for New York public water systems and creates immediate CERCLA cost-recovery exposure for Long Island industrial companies with any historical PFAS use.
March 4, 2026
PFAS contamination in Long Island's sole-source Nassau-Suffolk aquifer — confirmed at levels exceeding EPA's new 4 ppt MCLs in multiple municipal wellfields — is driving active NYSDEC source investigations directly targeting manufacturers and industrial facilities throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
March 4, 2026
The Grumman/Bethpage Superfund site — one of the most complex and expensive environmental cleanups in New York history, with projected costs exceeding $1 billion — offers five indispensable liability management lessons for every Long Island manufacturer, industrial property owner, and environmental insurer.