Operating and Under Construction Industrial Solar Facilties in New York State – April 2021

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This interactive map shows currently operating (green), under construction more then 50% complete (yellow), under construction less then 50% complete (red) industrial solar facilities (multi-acre, 1+ MW nameplate) in New York State as of April 2021, as reported by the Energy Information Agency as of June 24, 2021 -- there is a two month lag in the data for compilation and error checking.

Data Source: Energy Information Agency, Preliminary Monthly Electricity Generator Facilities EIA-860M, Released June 24, 2021. Get the data: eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m

THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, INC., ET AL., RESPONDENTS, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, ET AL., APPELLANTS.

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THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, INC., ET AL., RESPONDENTS, v. COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, ET AL., APPELLANTS.

The Suffolk County Legislature, as part of an effort to protect the environment, in 1988 adopted the Plastics Law, banning the use of certain plastics products by retail food establishments. This is an action by representatives of the plastics industry--a nationwide trade organization and one local member--to overturn that law.

While plaintiffs advanced several alternative grounds for nullifying the law, only one remains: that the County Legislature, as lead agency, failed to conduct an adequate environmental review before passing the law. We conclude that these plaintiffs lack standing to use the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA; ECL art 8) to that end.