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New York Brownfields

Case Number # 3535

Thousands of contaminated and abandoned gas stations, factories, other industiral and commercial sites are poisoning the air, land, and water for communities across New York. The state adopted regulations that fall far short of the landmark law passed in 2003 to clean up many of these brownfields.

In February 2008, the court ruled that contaminated sites must be cleaned up to the statutory cleanup objectives, not simply to the contaminated background levels at the site.

Citizens' Environmental Coalition
Environmental Advocates of New York
New York Public Interest Research Group
Sierra Club

Press Releases

Decades of Delay in Landfill Cleanup Prompts Lawsuit by Staten Islanders
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Fed up with years of inaction, residents will sue to clean up site of illegal toxic waste dumping
Groups Continue Fight To Strengthen NY's Brownfield Cleanup Standards
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Environmental advocates file opening legal papers in Brownfield Cleanup court appeal
Groups Appeal Brownfield Cleanup Court Decision
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Environmentalists continue fight against weak cleanup standards
Judge Hears New York Brownfield Cleanup Case
Friday, December 21, 2007
Conservation groups challenge weak Pataki-era cleanup standards
Spitzer Administration Drags Feet in Reforming Pataki-Era Cleanup Regulations
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Concedes some rules are illegal, but refuses to change others
Contaminated New York Brownfields Will Remain Dirty Under DEC Program
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Citizens launch legal fight for stronger cleanup requirements