Legal Opinion

Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Planning Board

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 19, 2007PublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

At the heart of the two appeals before us is the impact of environmental and regulatory change on a residential development that has been in the planning and review stages for nearly 20 years. The particular question presented is whether the Planning Board of the Town of Southeast, lead agency under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), both took the requisite hard look at project and regulatory changes that arose after the filing of a SEQRA findings statement, and made a reasoned elaboration that a second supplemental environmen tal impact…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Akpan v. KochNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Board of EstimateNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. MATTER OF MERSON v. McNallyNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
  5. Betz v. Trainer Wortham & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by127 opinions

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