Stephen L. Kass's Publications

Books

Financing Urban Development in Mexico City (Harvard University Press, 1967; with Oldman, Aaron and Bird)

Rehabilitating Older and Historic Buildings - Tax, Legal and Financial Considerations (Wiley, 1992; with LaBelle, Hansell)

“Private Environmental Litigation” chapter in Commercial Litigation in New York (West Pub. Co., 1995, with McCarroll, Malaby)

New York Law Journal

2005

Judge Roberts' Environmental Record
August 26, 2005
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

New York's Department of State and the St. Lawrence Cement Plant
June 24, 2005
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Integrated, Not Segmented, View of the Environment Is Needed
April 21, 2005
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

2004

After Sosa: Claims Under the Alien Tort Claims Act - Part III
December 23, 2004
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

After Sosa: Claims Under the Alien Tort Claims Act - Part II
October 26, 2004
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

After Sosa: Claims Under the Alien Tort Claims Act - Part I
August 27, 2004
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Constitutional Status of the Clean Air Act’s Compliance Orders
June 25, 2004
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

The Equator Principles: Lending With An Environmental String
April 23, 2004
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

2003

Saving the Oceans - Part 3
December 26, 2003
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Saving the Oceans - Part 2
October 28, 2003
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Saving the Oceans - Part 1
August 29, 2003
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Alien Tort Claims Act
July, 1, 2003
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Environmental Metaphors For Poverty
May 12, 2003
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

New Source Review Under the Clean Air Act–Part I
January 3, 2003
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

2002

Undermining the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
October 25, 2002
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Standing in SEQRA Cases
August 23, 2002
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

NAFTA’s Chapter 11: Environmental Claims
July 8, 2002
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

EPA Air Quality Standards Upheld
April 26, 2002
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Examining DEC’s Proposals on Environmental Justice
February 22, 2002
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

U.S. v. The Marrakesh Accords: Standing Alone on Climate Change
January 4, 2002
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

2001

U.S., European Community Corporate Environmental Management
August 24, 2001
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

New York’s Green Olympics
June 28, 2001
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Two Recent Supreme Court Cases: Up in the Air and Down in the Water
April 27, 2001
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Alienating Parks: Clean Water v. Recreation
February 28, 2001
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

2000

The Supreme Court’s Environmental Jurisprudence
December 22, 2000
Stephen L. Kass, Jean M. McCarroll, Christine A. Fazio

The Metalclad Decision Under NAFTA’s Chapter 11
October 27, 2000
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

NAFTA’S Chapter 11: Regulatory Takings Revisited
September 11, 2000
Stephen L. Kass and Phillip VanBuren

The New Environmentalism of Latin America
August 25, 2000
Stephen L. Kass, Jean M. McCarroll and Richard Webster

Westway Redux?
June 23, 2000
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Having It All: Trade, Development, Environment and Human Rights
May 5, 2000
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

The Commerce Clause and the Clean Water Act
February 25, 2000
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Clean Air Act Enforcement Initiatives
January 3, 2000
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

1999

After 100 Years, Environmental Law Faces a Watershed
November 29, 1999, Supplement: 100 Years of New York Law
Stephen L. Kass

NAFTA’s CEC: First Lessons for the Americas
October 19, 1999
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Environmental Justice and Community Gardens
August 27, 1999
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Judicial Review of EPA Air Quality Standards
July 12, 1999
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Standing in Citizen Suits (II)
April 23, 1999
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

A Politically Incorrect Environmental Agenda
March 8, 1999
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Standing in Citizen Suits (I)
February 26, 1999
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

1998

Fidel, Saddam and the World Trade Organization
December 29, 1998
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Nikitin Trial: A Giant Leap Backward
October 28, 1998
Stephen L. Kass

The Second Circuit ‘Texaco’ Decision
October 23, 1998
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Save Tanzania’s Rufiji Delta
August 28, 1998
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Corporate Parent Liability Under CERCLA
June 26, 1998
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Sea Turtles and World Trade
April 24, 1998
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Reforming SEQRA -- A Counter-Proposal
March 31, 1998
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

1997

Criminal Sanctions for Marine Pollution
December 26, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

World Bank Impact Assessments -- Part III
October 24, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

World Bank Impact Assessments -- Part II
August 22, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

The World Bank’s Impact Assessments -- Part I
June 27, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Landmarking and SEQRA
April 25, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Tax Incentives Strive to Keep Companies in City
March 24, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Macculloch M. Irving

Four Opinions on ‘Takings’
February 28, 1997
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

1996

Summary Judgment in Superfund Cases
December 27, 1996
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Landmarking and Religious Liberty
November 12, 1996
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Public Participation in Decision-Making
August 23, 1996
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Questioning Some CERCLA Principles
June 28, 1996
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Clean Air, Trade And WTO’s New International Law
June 3, 1996
Stephen L. Kass

Private Enforcement After ‘Seminole’
April 26, 1996
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Disclosure in SEC Filings
March 8, 1996
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

1995

Targeted Development Incentives; The Lower Manhattan Plan
December 22, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

The Conservation Department’s New SEQRA Regulations
November 2, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Legislative Update on CERCLA Lender and Fiduciary Liability
August 25, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Being Taken in New York
June 25, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

SO 14000: Standards Present New Challenges
May 15, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Corporate Compliance Audits – II
April 28, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

Corporate Compliance Audits
February 24, 1995
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

1994

Environmental Integration in the Americas
December 23, 1994
Stephen L. Kass and Jean M. McCarroll

The EIS at 25
October 28, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Superfund Liability of Franchisors
September 23, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Harmonization of International Standards
August 26, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Meeting the Rough Proportionality ‘Test of Dolan’
July 22, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Real Estate Brokers’ Duty to Disclose Contamination
June 24, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Record of Judge Breyer
May 27, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Update on SEQRA Lawsuits for 1993
April 22, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

DEC’s Proposed New SEQRA Regulations
March 25, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Return of Lender Liability
February 25, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Whither New York’s Wastes
January 28, 1994, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1993

Implementation of NAFTA
December 30, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

State Legislation for 1993
November 26, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Emotional Distress and Property Values After “Criscuola’
October 22, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Implementation of the Clean Air Act in New York
September 24, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Pine Barrens: The Fruitful Compromise
August 27, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Judge Ginsburg and the Environment
July 23, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

New Worries for Banks
June 25, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The North American Commission on the Environment
May 28, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Taming of the EPA
April 23, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Update on SEQRA Lawsuits in 1992
March 26, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Motor Vehicles’ Decision
February 26, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

An Expanding Field of Practice
January 22, 1993, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1992

The North American Free Trade Agreement
November 27, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

State Legislation for 1992
October 23, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Records of Bush and Clinton
September 25, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

After Rio
August 28, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

‘Lujan,’ ‘Lucas’ and ‘Dague’: A Scalian Trilogy
July 31, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Clean Air, ISTEA and New York Transportation
June 29, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Preservation of the Jay Estate
June 1, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

CERCLA Settlements With the EPA
April 24, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

SEQRA Update for 1991
March 27, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Transnational Corporate Conduct
February 28, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

International Trade
January 24, 1992, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1991

Minimizing Lender Liability
December 27, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

NEPA Abroad
November 22, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

International Impact Assessment
October 25, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The 1991 State Legislation
September 20, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Judge Thomas and the Environment
August 23, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Gulf War
July 26, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Proposed State Superfund Regulations
June 28, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Proposed CEQR Revisions
May 31, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

God, Mammon And Historic Preservation
April 23, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

SEQRA Update
March 29, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Reordering Priorities
January 16, 1991, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1990

The ‘Westpride’ Decision
December 19, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

New York’s Requirements for Reducing Hazardous Waste
November 21, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

State Environmental Legislation for 1990
October 17, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The 1990 Environmental Bond Act
September 12, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Judge Souter and the Environment
August 15, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

New York City’s Elusive Environmental Rules
August 1, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Fair Share’ Siting of City Facilities
June 21, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Storage Tanks Underground and Aboveground
May 16, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

S&L Bailouts -- A Preservation Opportunity
April 18, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Clean Air Update
March 21, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

New State Restrictions on Smoking
January 31, 1990, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1989

The Dinkins Environmental Agenda
December 20, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

State Environmental Legislation for 1989
November 29, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Responsible Investing: The Valdez Principles
October 30, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Proposed City Charter and Environmental Review
October 2, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Slippery Slope:   Oil spills and the Public
August 18, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Legal Aspects of Lyme Disease
July 19, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Permit Requirements for Storm-Water Discharges
June 21, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

The Charter and the Environment
May 31, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

New York City’s Recycling Law
April 25, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Challenges to DEC Regulations
March 15, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Environmental Hotlines
February 15, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

CEQR After Coca-Cola Ruling: The Real Thing
January 24, 1989, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1988

1988 State Changes -- Dealing With Solid Waste
November 16, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Regulation of Medical Waste
October 24, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Bush and Dukakis on the Environment
September 21, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Recent New York City Legislation
July 21, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Regulation on Noise
June 17, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Odors, Noises and Other Nuisances
May 31, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Building Owners’ Liability for Asbestos
May 18, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Solid-Waste Blueprint
April 20, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Pollution-Exclusion Clauses in Liability Insurance
March 16, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Managing New York’s Coastal Zones
February 23, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Judge Kennedy on the Environment
January 25, 1988, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1987

Citizen Suits after Gwaltney
December 30, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

State Regulation of Federal Projects
October 23, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Lead Agency Designations under SEQRA
September 17, 1987, p. 3:17
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1987 State Legislation
August 26, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Real Estate Transactions and Radon
July 15, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Excessive Sound, Fury over Land-Use Ruling
June 17, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Toxic Tort Statute Set to Expire
May 26, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Revised SEQRA Regulations
April 28, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Water Quality Act of 1987
March 18, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Tax Law Provisions for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings
February 26, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Real Estate Lenders’ Liability for Borrower’s Hazardous Wastes
January 22, 1987, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

1986

Environmental Law: Developments Affecting City’s SEQRA Process
December 15, 1986, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard

Clean Air Act Sanctions -- City’s Development in Peril?
October 15, 1986, p. 3:1
Stephen L. Kass and Michael B. Gerrard