SPR's broad and deep environmental experience includes extensive work on environmental impact review, sustainable development, and litigation involving cleanup of historic contamination. SPR attorneys are playing a leading role in emerging legal issues surrounding global climate change.
SPR served as environmental counsel in the remediation involved with the construction of the IAC headquarters building, designed by Frank Gehry, in Manhattan.
SPR is counsel to the Queens West Development Corp. in the ongoing cleanup and redevelopment of residential, commercial, and parkland space on the riverfront at Queens West in Long Island City, NY.
SPR represented the New York Yankees in the environmental impact review process and subsequent litigation in the design and construction of the new Yankee Stadium.
Wetlands and water issues are central to many of SPR's core practice areas. SPR attorneys have handled complex stormwater, wetlands, and permitting matters, including issues in the New York City Watershed.
Among SPR's extensive environmental impact review experience is the permitting and review process for the expansion of the United States Tennis Association complex in Flushing Meadows, Queens.
SPR was lead environmental counsel for the Riverside South project, pictured here, on the west side of Manhattan.
For more than 40 years, starting with its involvement in the proceedings on the proposed construction of a power plant on Storm King Mountain, pictured, SPR has been on the cutting edge of environmental law and litigation.
