SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast
SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast
Podcast Description
Hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York's preeminent environmental law firm for over 60 years, SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast is a conversational and interview-based show centralized on a wide spectrum of environmental law-based topics. Guests will include SPR attorneys, topic experts, consultants, activists, professors, environmental lawyers and more.
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The podcast explores a wide array of environmental law topics including climate justice, sustainability in construction, and regulatory impacts under different governmental administrations. Specific episodes address subjects like NYC’s Local Law 97, the complexities of climate gentrification, and the anticipated changes in environmental policies under political shifts.
Hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York’s preeminent environmental law firm for over 60 years, SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast is a conversational and interview-based show centralized on a wide spectrum of environmental law-based topics. Guests will include SPR attorneys, topic experts, consultants, activists, professors, environmental lawyers and more.
Summary
This special episode of SPRingBoard was recorded as part of a joint webinar hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel P.C. and Bousquet Holstein PLLC.
Revised regulations for New York's environmental remediation programs (including the Brownfield Cleanup Program) took effect on December 31, 2025. For developers and environmental professionals, the final Part 375 regulations clarify certain issues while raising new challenges and opportunities. The final Part 375 regulations will also significantly impact the availability and anticipated amount of brownfield tax credits for many sites, including some sites already in the BCP.
This joint webinar by Sive, Paget & Riesel and Bousquet Holstein, originally hosted on March 12, 2026, discussed the updated Part 375 regulations. Panelists focused on the BCP from a developer's perspective, covering new requirements and open issues, and provided practical pointers about site cleanups and brownfield tax credit considerations.
Production support for this episode was provided by Charlotte Hawes, Legal Marketing Assistant at SPR.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to DEC's Regulatory Amendments
- 03:14 Historical Context of the Brownfield Program
- 05:25 Key Changes in Remedial Tracks
- 11:50 Implications of Conditional Track Changes
- 17:50 Tax Credit Considerations for Developers
- 23:36 Changes in Soil Cleanup Objectives
- 29:43 Subjective Eligibility and Site Assessment
- 35:27 Navigating the New Regulations
- 48:28 Understanding Remediation and Tangible Property Credits
- 54:25 Navigating Site Cover Definitions and Tax Credit Eligibility
- 01:05:25 Changes in Use and Work Plan Requirements
- 01:14:41 Exploring New Tangible Property Credit Gateways
- 01:20:10 Addressing Engineering Controls and Passive Systems
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