As Massachusetts continues cautiously through Phase 1 of its reopening plan, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) extended courthouse closures until July 1 but announced an end to the tolling of civil statutes of...more
Massachusetts Governor Baker has unveiled the Commonwealth’s four-phase approach for reopening Massachusetts and implementation is already underway. Although the impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 were swift across...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 were swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of responses at...more
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• Legislative Action: On April 12, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Clean Economy Act (Act), establishing significant new requirements for renewable energy, energy storage, and energy efficiency....more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 have been swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 have been swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of...more
The impacts of the new coronavirus and COVID-19 have been swift across government, business, and everyday lives, resulting in shuttered businesses and remote working, a shock to the stock market, and a wide variety of...more
Participants in the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) now have increased certainty over eligible carbon offsets. At its March 2020 Council meeting, the International Civil Aviation...more
On December 17, 2019, the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), comprising 12 East-coast states and the District of Columbia, issued a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would lay the framework for a...more
A recent lawsuit filed by the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice seeks to block a six-year-old agreement between California and Québec that “links” their respective cap-and-trade programs....more
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is soliciting comments on its draft Solid Waste Master Plan for 2020–2030, which are due no later December 6, 2019. This draft Solid Waste Master Plan continues many...more
On September 19, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) proposing to comprehensively rewrite its rules for implementing the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act...more
Maryland’s Governor Lawrence Hogan has issued an Executive Order establishing a task force responsible for evaluating the siting of new solar and wind energy projects throughout Maryland. Gov. Hogan’s actions were prompted by...more
B&D’s Carbon Markets Roundup covers domestic and international developments related to carbon pricing and related regulatory programs aimed at regulating or reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This edition of Carbon Markets...more
A newly proposed rule would significantly alter how facilities calculate their emissions when assessing permitting requirements under the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review (NSR) program by allowing the inclusion of both...more
A panel report issued by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in June 2019 concludes that preferences for in-state manufacturers, a common feature of many state renewable energy statutes, violate the General Agreement on...more
The Maryland Court of Appeals has unanimously held that the Maryland Public Service Commission’s authority to approve the construction and siting of energy generating systems preempts local zoning authority: “Ultimately, the...more
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) has taken the first step towards amending existing permitting procedures for small solar energy projects. The potential amendments may help sustain the recent...more
The New York State Assembly and Senate this week passed one of the most sweeping pieces of climate change legislation in the United States and beyond. Known as the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the...more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to propose a rule that would classify as carbon neutral power produced from the combustion of forest biomass. If eventually adopted, such a rule would begin to provide...more
Maryland legislators recently introduced a bill that would double the state’s renewable portfolio standard ("RPS") targets and create significant incentives for solar and offshore wind.
Maryland’s current RPS requires...more
Carbon tax proposals are proliferating, both nationally and in New England. Last year, carbon tax bills were introduced in all New England states, New York, and several other states. While some of those proposals have faded...more
Last year saw significant efforts to either impose a price on carbon or reform existing programs, and in some cases roll those programs back. The Paris Agreement advanced a critical step, but without settling on rules for...more
2/15/2019
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The Massachusetts Superior Court recently issued an order that will allow a church in Bedford, Massachusetts to install solar panels on its roof over the objections of Bedford’s Historic District Commission (“HDC”). The...more
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As we have previously reported, on August 21, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed to replace the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan (“CPP”) with the Affordable Clean Energy...more
10/24/2018
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