Legal Opinion
MATTER OF SPITZER v. Farrell
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 2003PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Wesley, J.
In May 1996, the Legislature amended the Environmental Conservation Law, requiring New York City to close Staten Island’s Fresh Kills landfill by January 1, 2002 (see ECL 27-0706). The New York City Department of Sanitation (DOS) sought to reduce the amount of waste deposited in Fresh Kills in the interim until the City could adopt a final plan. In that regard, DOS in 1999 proposed the “Manhattan plan,” which required diesel-powered sanitation trucks to transport waste to facilities in New Jersey daily via the George Washington Bridge and the Holland and Lincoln…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Spitzer v. FarrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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