An October law amended 2017 legislation requiring establishment of drinking water emerging contaminant notification levels. The amended law requires the New York Department of Health (DOH) to make information about notification levels easily accessible through the DOH website. (Photo: iStock)
In 2018, New York State enacted a Drug Take Back Act in response to environmental and public health concerns about improper disposal of unused drugs. Another enactment gave the Department of Health (DOH) greater discretion in enforcement actions against landlords that do not take adequate action to abate lead paint.
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Michael B. Gerrard
Michael B. Gerrard is a professor at Columbia Law School and founder and faculty director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Among his books is Global Climate Change and U.S. Law (3rd ed., co-edited with. Jody Freeman and Michael Burger, 2023).
