Sophy Sedarat,Esq.

of Price, Meese, Shulman, & D'Arminio, P.C.

Greenhouse gas emissions of proposed Meadowlands power plant would surpass that of all existing powe

Federal data revealed that the proposed North Bergen Liberty Generating power plant, which will be located in the Meadowlands, would emit more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than any other power plant in New Jersey. Although a DEP spokesman ensured that an evaluation of the proposed plant’s greenhouse gas emissions would be part of the permitting process, opponents are doubtful of this assurance and object to the project on both environmental grounds and due to the

NJ among six states seeking to hold EPA to power plant smog reduction promises

Following the Trump administration’s December decision to “take no further [imminent] action to control emissions of ground-level ozone from sources in upwind states[,]” NJ AG Grewal joined six other states in filing suit against the EPA. The suit challenges “the federal government’s failure to clamp down on pollution from coal-burning power plants [in upwind states] that contribute to unhealthy air in the Northeast.” The petition seeks to compel the EPA to adhere to a 2016 c

NYSERDA supports Cuomo’s Green New Deal with two new contracts

In furtherance of Gov. Cuomo’s Green New Deal, the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced the execution of two multi-year contracts to study conditions and collect data relative to the conditions in the waters off the coast of New York. The data will support effective and environmentally responsible offshore wind energy development projects – a goal emphasized in Gov. Cuomo’s Green New Deal, which is committed to carbon neutrality. The c

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