Principal Law:

New York Constitution-Environmental Rights Amendment

3 Cases found

Marte v. City of New York

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 10/21/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that development of three skyscrapers on Lower East Side of Manhattan violated the New York Constitution's Environmental Rights Amendment.

Fresh Air for the Eastside, Inc. v. New York

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: State's motion to dismiss denied, City's motion to dismiss granted, and Waste Management of New York, L.L.C.'s motion to dismiss granted. [ 12/07/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit alleging that the operation of a landfill violated the rights of a local environmental group's members to clean air and a healthy environment under the New York Constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment.