New York State To Ban Fracking

Governor Andrew Cuomo will ban high volume hydraulic fracturing in the State of New York after a long-awaited report concluded that the oil and gas extraction method poses health risks.  State government officials said the potential health and environmental impacts are too great to allow fracking to proceed in the state at this time, and…

EPA Proposes Standards to Reduce Mercury Discharges from Dental Offices

Yesterday, the EPA proposed standards to reduce mercury discharges from dental offices. The proposal would require dental practices to comply with requirements for controlling the discharge of mercury and other metals in dental amalgam into publicly owned treatment works through the implementation and use of amalgam separators and best management practices.  EPA is currently soliciting…

EPA Proposes $20 Million Settlement with Developer of Housing Adjacent to Gowanus Canal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced proposed agreements with two subsidiaries of The Lightstone Group that are developing 700 units of residential housing adjacent to the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. The companies, LSG 363 Bond Street LLC and LSG 365 Bond Street LLC, have agreed to conduct sampling, cleanup work, and…