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New Legislation Could Significantly Expand Solar Energy in New York State

July 29, 2025

Senate Bill S8119, which would amend General Municipal Law to enact the Community SOLAR Act, is currently under review in the New York State Legislature. This Act would limit local government’s ability to pass moratoria or restrictive zoning ordinances related to distributed generation energy facilities (solar facilities), preempting local land use laws. Read More >

New Legislation Could Expand Solar Energy in New York State

Energy + Environmental, Land Use, Zoning + Development

Implications of the Loper Decision as Reflected in City and County of San Francisco v. EPA & The End of Chevron Deference

April 29, 2025

Lucia Chiocchio, Hailey Pedicano

Judicial review of agency interpretations has undergone significant evolution and is continuing to do so. Marked by landmark Supreme Court decision Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, today’s evaluation of administrative legal issues by the Court employs analysis through classic statutory canons, a departure from deference to agency determinations. Read More >

New York Legislature Considers Vested Rights Amendment: What it Could Mean for Property Owners and Developers

April 08, 2025

Michael Caruso

The New York State Legislature is currently reviewing a proposed Bill, A.831, seeking to establish vested rights protections for land development projects in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester Counties. Read More >

NYS Vested Rights Amendment – Assembly Bill A831

Land Use, Zoning + Development, Litigation

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