All Articles tagged conservation

• General
  February 28, 2019 EDT
  TOO MUCH SUN CAN BURN: REASSESSING PUBLIC ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYMENT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
  Mark A. Paige

  This article contends that the current legislative and judicial presumption in most states that such agreements are completely open to inspection should be revised for several reasons.

• General
  February 28, 2019 EDT
  URBAN CREEP IN UPSTATE NEW YORK: OPTIMIZING THE PRESERVATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
  Lindsey L. Johnson

  New York State has the tools and capabilities of promoting agriculture and land use planning by focusing on the needs of communities at the local level.

• General
  May 13, 2014 EDT
  GAS TRANSMISSION FACILITIES: THE LIMITS ON HOME RULE
  Konstantin Podolny

  This article argues that both the Dryden and Middlefield zoning laws are excessively broad.

• New York Appeals
  March 03, 2012 EDT
  LIGHTING THE WAY: THE LIGHTHOUSE DECISION AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTION
  Daniel Riesel

  The Court of Appeals decision Lighthouse Pointe Property Associates LLC v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation marked a limit on judicial deference to agency action.