Albany Law Review articles from December 2001

Albany Law Review archives from December 2001

SEQRA: effective weapon, if used directed.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(New York)
December 22, 2001... INTRODUCTION After a quarter of a century, the State Environmental Quality Review Act (1) (SEQRA) is firmly in place as an integral part of New York's governmental landscape. It has furnished an absolutely vital fulcrum from which the...

The historical development of SEQRA: March 15, 2001.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(NewYork)(Panel Discussion)
December 22, 2001... Director Patricia Salkin I would like to introduce to you our moderator, Professor Sandra Stevenson. I personally owe Professor Stevenson a debt of gratitude for many things, but two things in particular. First, it was her vision,...

Reflections on environmental justice.(US and New York)
December 22, 2001... Environmental justice is a very hot topic. Yesterday's New York Times on the front page of the Metropolitan section had a story stating: Mid-Sized Plants Headed to Poor Areas. (1) The story stated, "The Pataki administration acknowledges in its...

Judicial review under SEQRA: a statistical study.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(New York)
December 22, 2001... INTRODUCTION Nearly 2000 judicial opinions were issued under the State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA") (1) between its enactment in 1975 and the end of 2000. (2) Almost 700 were issued from 1990 (when the author began...

The substantive reach of SEQRA: aesthetics, findings, and non-enforcement of SEQRA'S substantive mandate.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(New York)
December 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION New York's State Environmental Quality Review Act ("SEQRA"), Environmental Conservation Law Article 8, (1) and its implementing regulations at 6 NYCRR Part 617 (2) were enacted in order to ensure that environmental impacts...

Unlocking the courthouse doors: removal of the "special harm" standing requirement under SEQRA.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(New York)
December 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION With twenty-five years of experience with the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) (1) in New York, environmental law practitioners and state and local government decision-makers now routinely expect that SEQRA...

Thinking globally and acting locally: reflections about the possible impacts of "globalization" in the evolution of SEQRA.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(New York)
December 22, 2001... INTRODUCTION New York's landmark 1975 "look before you leap" statute, the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), (1) the focus of this edition of the Albany Law Review, (2) was a product of the times in which the state considered...

Showdown over Snake Mountain: how a new local government was formed to resolve a land-use dispute.(New York)
December 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION "Local land-use control," while something of a political shibboleth, is an issue that nonetheless remains in the forefront of New York State politics. Recently, residents of the Rensselaer County Town of Nassau fought...

The scope of federal authority under the Endangered Species Act: implications for local land use planning.
December 22, 2001... "[E]xamination of the language, history, and structure of the legislation... indicates beyond doubt that Congress intended endangered species to be afforded the highest of priorities." (1) INTRODUCTION The federalization of land use...

Seeking the spirit of SEQRA from beneath the paperwork.(State Environmental Quality Review Act)(New York)
December 22, 2001... I. INTRODUCTION Although most often associated with the urban expanses of Manhattan and the other four New York City boroughs, New York State, rife with natural beauty, is a study in contrast, where the world's largest metropolis lies only...