Following climate laws passed in 2021 and 2022, Massachusetts has again enacted a new piece of climate-focused legislation. On November 21, 2024, Governor Maura Healey signed into law “An Act Promoting a Clean Energy Grid,...more
Wilmer Hale attorney Bonnie Heiple is Governor Maura Healey’s pick to run the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Heiple is a Boston-based environmental and energy law lawyer and will succeed...more
Two bills introduced in the Massachusetts legislature would ban nearly all products containing intentionally added PFAS sold or distributed in the Commonwealth by 2030, with some categories of products banned by 2026. The...more