Dean Sommer Speaks at NYSDEC Regional Counsel Meeting
Posted on April 4, 2012
Dean Sommer recently discussed administrative enforcement and hearings at a training session conference of NYSDEC General and Regional Counsel in... READ MORE
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Young/Sommer Attorneys Lecture at Annual New York State Association of Towns Meeting
Posted on March 2, 2012
Attorneys from Young/Sommer presented classes on a variety of subjects at the annual New York State Association of Towns meeting recently held in New York City
Air Pollution Regulation Roundup 2011
Posted on January 13, 2012
In what we hope will become a regular feature of this website, we are presenting the first in a series of environmental regulatory “roundups” – an overview of developments in a particular environmental legal area occurring in the previous 12 months, with a hint of what to expect in the future. The first roundup covers air pollution regulation.
Young/Sommer Negotiates Brownfields Cleanup Agreement for Reuse of Former Packaged Lighting Site
Posted on October 31, 2011
The former Packaged Lighting site is a 3.0 ± acre former commercial/industrial property located in the Village of Walden, Orange... READ MORE
Hydrofracking in New York: A Brief Overview
Posted on October 13, 2011
Although high-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) has been in the media for the past several years, the debate has intensified in recent months with the publication by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of a revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for HVHF, which itemizes the environmental costs and benefits of the process and establishes conditions designed to mitigate any adverse impacts. This article provides an overview of the HVHF issue in New York, a summary of New York’s existing program regulating the environmental impacts of natural gas drilling, an overview of DEC’s recent HVHF-related activities, and a summary of the issues associated with local regulation of HVHF.
CWC Flood Recovery Fund
Posted on September 14, 2011
The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) has transferred $5 million from the Catskill Fund for the Future (CFF) to aid in... READ MORE
Young/Sommer LLC Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
Posted on August 31, 2011
Three partners in the New York State law firm Young/Sommer LLC have been recognized as Top Attorneys in Upstate New... READ MORE
The Implications of Responding to Pleadings if a Motion to Dismiss Is Denied
Posted on August 24, 2011
This article was originally published in the New York State Bar Association Journal, Volume 83 No. 2, Feb. 2011. A... READ MORE
A Prevailing Party Can Still Be A “Sore” Winner On Appeal Under Cplr 5501(A)(1); Raising Alternative Arguments That Necessarily Affect The Final Judgment To Ensure Winning On Appeal
Posted on August 24, 2011
This article originally appeared in the Albany Law Review, Volume 74, 2010/2011. There is a broad scope of issues that... READ MORE
EPA Adopts New Power Plant Cap-and-Trade Program
Posted on August 23, 2011
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently adopted a new emission trading program designed to address ozone and fine particulate matter (PM) nonattainment problems