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MA Appeals Court Sets New Precedent Protecting Solar Development in Local Permitting

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A recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court sets an important precedent in favor of solar development in the Commonwealth. In Sunpin Energy Services, LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Petersham, the court unanimously...more

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Assessors Must Use Uniform Assessment Model for Solar and Wind Facilities in Upcoming Tax Year

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On May 30, 2025, the Third Department confirmed an automatic stay of the Albany Court Supreme Court’s decision in Airey v State, making it clear assessors are required to utilize the state-wide uniform assessment model for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

To Waive or Not to Waive? That Is the 401 Question

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on May 16, 2025, clarified the conditions under which a state waives its Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification (WQC) authority. In Village of Morrisville...more

Perkins Coie

State Control of Injection Well Permitting Stays in Focus Amid Legal Challenges Over CCS Infrastructure

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Key Takeaways - - EPA is evaluating the Texas Railroad Commission's formal primacy application. If granted, Texas will assume primary enforcement authority—or primacy—over Class VI wells. - Carbon capture and storage...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Stick It Where the Sun Don’t Shine: Land Use Challenges Siting Large-Scale Ground-Mounted Solar Projects

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Federal and state authorities throughout the country have adopted pro-renewable energy policy goals to promote the growth of alternative energy sources using climate-friendly technologies. With the passage of the Inflation...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Supreme Court of Ohio Reviewing Challenge to Authorization of Wind Farm Project

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Renewable energy projects in Ohio may be stimulated or stifled depending on the outcome of In re Application of Firelands Wind LLC (Case No. 2022-0055)...more

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The Dome Report - 2020 West Virginia Legislature Updates, Issue 3

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The 2020 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature recently passed the one-third mark and, as of this writing, the House has introduced 1155 bills, while the Senate introduced 656. We will continue reporting on and...more

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Court finds that Brooklyn landfill solar project does not violate Ohio Constitution

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A recent ruling sheds additional light on Ohio municipal utilities’ authority to sell surplus power to customers outside their boundaries. On May 10, 2019, Judge Robert C. Pollex, sitting as a visiting judge on the Cuyahoga...more

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