Posts by Melissa Golding
Essential Services Exempt From Covid-19 Workplace “Pause”
Governor Cuomo’s “New York on Pause” Executive Order No. 202.8 (requiring all workplaces to maintain a 0% in-person workforce) exempts “Essential Services.” At the direction of the Governor, Empire State Development (ESD) has published Guidance on which services constitute Essential Services. ESD has also created a process through which businesses may request designation as an…
Read MoreCoronavirus and Construction Project Delays
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus is, at least within the last century, an unprecedented event. Few segments of the economy have been spared the impact that the pandemic has had and will continue to have on business and productivity. The impact will likely be the most profound for those industries that cannot count…
Read MoreNYSERDA Requests PSC Authorization to Procure at Least 1,000 MW of Offshore Wind Capacity in 2020
On January 28, 2020, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (“NYSERDA”) submitted a petition to the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) seeking authorization to issue a solicitation to procure between 1,000 and 2,500 megawatts (“MW”) of additional offshore wind capacity this summer. This procurement, which Governor Andrew M. Cuomo directed…
Read MoreMeet Katie Ghilain, Who Was Recently Promoted From Associate to Principal at SPR
Katie has always had a passion for the environment. Throughout her studies at Vassar College and NYU Law, she focused on how her varied areas of interest — law, public policy, scientific inquiry and economics — all intersect in the search for creative solutions to environmental problems. The interests that Katie discovered and honed during…
Read MoreNYC Local Law 97 Advisory Board Established, With Expert Working Groups Coming Soon
Implementation of New York City’s groundbreaking Building Emissions Law (Local Law 97 of 2019) is underway. On December 19, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced the appointment of 15 Advisory Board members who will assess and report on over 20 aspects of the Law, with the help of expert…
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