Nov 9, 2020
With former Vice-President Joe Biden declared President-Elect on Nov. 7, 2020, Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Steven C. Russo and Zackary D. Knaub discuss how the new administration may impact energy and environmental law in New York. The two discuss how Biden's election could unleash a flurry of new...
Oct 20, 2020
Host Steve Russo interviews Julie Tighe, President of the New York League of Conservation Voters, about the latest legislation for renewable energy siting in New York. The two discuss Article 10, New York’s new energy siting law passed in 2011, and the new Accelerated Renewable Energy and Community Benefits Act,...
Sep 23, 2020
In part 5 of the Getting Through mini-series, Shareholder Michael A. Nicodema discusses equestrian law, its intersections with environmental law, industry-specific challenges and legal issues arising during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the industry and Greenberg Traurig’s industry team have adapted during the...
Aug 5, 2020
GT Shareholders Zackary D. Knaub and Steven C. Russo explore states’ authority to issue, deny or attach conditions to “water quality certification,” under the Clean Water Act, and the recent EPA rule aimed at reducing the states’ ability to use this authority to block controversial interstate...
Jul 27, 2020
GT Shareholders Howard L. Nelson and Steven C. Russo discuss the application of NEPA to energy projects, review changes to NEPA regulations recently implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), and review the influence of climate change on environmental impact statements.