On July 25, the District Court for the Northern District of New York in Mulhern Gas Co. v. Mosely ruled that New York has the power to enact the All-Electric Building Act (AEBA). The decision clears the way for the AEBA to take effect in 2026, making New York the first state to require (most) new buildings to be all electric.
The AEBA was passed by the New York Legislature and signed into law by Governor Hochul back in 2023. Under the AEBA, new single-family …
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Earlier this month, chemical maker DuPont agreed to a $27 million settlement to resolve the Hoosick Falls class action, which involved allegations of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination of the upstate New York village’s water supply.
In February 2016, class action, Baker, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., et al, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York regarding a Teflon fabric coating facility in Hoosick Falls. The class, which involves hundreds of plaintiffs, alleged that …
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