Great news arrived on Friday afternoon (May 29th) that the New York State Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit brought by the shipping industry challenging New York State’s tough new ballast rules.

You may recall that last winter New York State enacted tough, new rules to regulate ship ballast tanks as part of efforts to stop aquatic invasive species introductions. Save The River and regional environmental groups applauded the rules.

The New York State Attorney General’s office announced on Friday, May 29th, that the lawsuit had been thrown out of court, which means that the State can continue to implement the rules. While the issue is far from over, we’re encouraged by this forward progress and continue to applaud New York’s actions to regulate ship ballast.