Charlotte A Biblow

March 28, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that the proposed policy would significantly expand the range of entities eligible to take advantage of Commissioner Policy 19, Small Business Self-Disclosure Policy, which by its terms is applicable only to "small businesses," i.e., a business that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, and employs 100 or fewer individuals.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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March 20, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that a new requirement undoubtedly will add a layer of evaluation that will increase the time and cost to applicants seeking approval to site a power plant in New York.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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May 24, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Farrell Fritz partner Charlotte A. Biblow writes: Recently, the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council advocated a striking change to a longstanding rule, suggesting that the state "assert itself" as lead agency for the environmental review of proposed "regionally significant projects." There has been a great deal of reaction to this idea, including the introduction of legislation to maintain "local control" under SEQRA.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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January 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, reviews a significant environmental law decision that may very well encourage the Department of Environmental Conservation to insist on more, and more complete, cleanups of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites throughout the state.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

9 minute read

May 23, 2013 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that monitoring underlies all actions in the blueprint, according to the DEC, because water quality monitoring results would be essential to conducting the work under each component.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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November 25, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, discusses the draft agreement that includes a 20-year citywide "green infrastructure" program component intended to reduce the volume of stormwater and snow melt entering the sewer system and allows the city to defer the construction of $2 billion worth of overflow tunnels to allow time to determine if green infrastructure projects can serve as effective alternatives.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

8 minute read

July 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Farrell Fritz partner Charlotte A. Biblow, discusses what may be the last major environmental regulatory action of the Bloomberg administration, the Wetlands Strategy, which addresses four distinct areas: protection, mitigation, restoration, and assessment.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

11 minute read

May 26, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow of Farrell Fritz writes: Over the past 16 months or so, New York courts—from the Court of Appeals to the Appellate Divisions to the Supreme Courts—have issued a number of decisions refusing to afford judicial deference to decisions by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. One may wonder whether the DEC has lost respect in the courts, or whether it is just on a bad, but temporary, losing streak.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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July 29, 2010 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that on May 28, New York joined about 20 other states that have created mandatory electronics recycling programs. The new law, effective next April, will make manufacturers responsible for the ultimate disposal of such equipment.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

13 minute read

March 24, 2011 | New York Law Journal

In her State Environmental Regulation column, Charlotte A. Biblow, a partner at Farrell Fritz, writes that both the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently issued guidance documents on vapor intrusion.

By Charlotte A. Biblow

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