Law360, New York (October 23, 2014, 10:26 AM EDT) -- In a precedent-setting decision, the New York State Supreme Court, Queens County, has ruled that initial permits sought under New York's new water withdrawal law are not subject to review under the State Environmental Quality Review Act. The court's Oct. 1 decision in Sierra Club v. Martens denied Sierra Club and the New Jersey Chapter of the Hudson River Fisherman's Association's claims that an environmental impact statement should have been conducted pursuant to SEQRA prior to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's issuance of the initial water withdrawal permit for the Ravenswood Generating Station, located in Long Island City, New York.[1]...