NYSBA FALL 2017 | VOL. 37 | NO. 2 The New York Environmental Lawyer A publication of the Environmental & Energy Law Section of the New York State Bar Association Inside n Taking on Climate Change n A sbestos: Miraculous but Deadly n Pot Industry Lacks Pesticide Guidance n PCB Dredging: Lessons Learned Image credits: NASA The area covered by Arctic sea ice at least four years old has decreased from 718,000 square miles (1,860,000 square kilometers) in September 1984, at top, to 42,000 square miles (110,000 square kilometers) in September 2016, at bottom. Section Officers THE NEW YORK Chair Kevin M. Bernstein ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC Editor-in-Chief One Lincoln Center Miriam E. Villani Syracuse, NY 13202-1325 Sahn Ward Coschignano, PLLC
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