NY's Growing Enviro Reg Framework Will Transform Projects

Environmental attorneys Jose Almanzar, Graham Coates and Alexandra Ward co-authored a Law360 article examining how New York's rapidly evolving environmental regulatory framework is poised to reshape operations, project development, permitting and transactional risk across regulated industries. They discuss three major 2026 developments: the state's mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program, revised remediation standards and proposed State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) amendments incorporating environmental justice and climate analysis. They go on to explain how these rulemakings work together as part of a broader regulatory architecture under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The authors also highlight other initiatives on the horizon, including a potential statewide emissions reduction program, new cleanup objectives for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), and climate risk amendments to bulk storage regulations. The piece imparts practical guidance for companies navigating compliance obligations, investment decisions and project planning while waiting for new rules to take effect.

The attorneys additionally published a Holland & Knight alert on this topic.

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