NYSDEC Makes Widespread Changes to Wetland Regulations
January 1, 2025 marked an important day for New York State wetlands. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEC’s) long awaited amendment to 6 NYCRR Part 664 went into effect last Wednesday, effectively rewriting how the State defines a...
How 6 NYCRR Part 375 Revisions May Affect You and Your Business
In mid-October, the New York State (NYS) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a notice of revised rulemaking to amend 6 NYCRR Part 375, Environmental Remediation Programs. Part 375 covers requirements for the remedial programs administered by NYS:...
NYC DEP Revises Wetlands Definition Rule
On December 6, 2024, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) published an Opportunity to Comment on a proposed rule change to the Rules and Regulations for the Protection from Contamination, Degradation and Pollution of the New York City...
Don’t Miss OSHA’s New PPE Rule!
On December 11, 2024, the United States Department of Labor announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has finalized a revision to the personal protective equipment (PPE) standard for construction. The final rule explicitly requires the...
OSHA’s New Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
Beginning in January 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will require certain establishments to comply with additional data reporting requirements. This data will need to be submitted electronically. What are the new requirements?...
New York’s New Retail Worker Safety Act
On September 5, 2024, New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act was signed into law. This act requires both the New York Department of Labor and certain employers to implement programs and policies aimed at preventing and responding to workplace violence. The act goes into...
OSHA Proposes Rule on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention
On August 30, 2024, OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings in the Federal Register. This is not a new process. In fact, on October 27, 2021, OSHA published an Advance Notice of...
Petroleum Compounds Added to New York’s Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision Matrices
Earlier this year, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) assigned 13 volatile petroleum compounds to three new Soil Vapor/Indoor Air Decision Matrices, which are a companion to the October 2006 Guidance for Evaluating Soil Vapor Intrusion in the State of...
NYSDEC Releases CP-51 Policy Revisions; Public Comments Accepted Until September 26
6 NYCRR Part 375 and Soil Cleanup Objectives The 6 NYCRR Part 375 regulations, titled “Environmental Remediation Programs,” are administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Environmental Remediation (DER) as the state’s...
New York Releases Draft SPDES Construction General Permit (GP-0-25-001) for Public Comment
The State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) is a permit program instituted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to regulate pollutant discharges into water bodies. SPDES Construction General Permits (CGPs) specifically...