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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, August 11, 2025

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PA House Advances Transit Funding Amid Budget Stalemate - The Pennsylvania House advanced a transit funding proposal as agencies across the state face potential service reductions. Although the bill reflects both Democratic...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New Laws Powering Maine’s Clean-Energy Future

The most recent Maine legislative session produced a slate of new major energy-related legal updates. Ranging from sunsetting and recalibrating net energy billing to overhauling renewable portfolio standards and creating a...more

Gray Reed

How Did the 2025 Texas Legislature Address Energy?

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Your Legislature has adjourned after enacting significant bills affecting the energy industry. To sum it up, the industry has friends in high places whenever the Lege is in session (Alternative energy was in jeopardy for a...more

Stinson LLP

Minnesota Legislature 2025 Recap

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After decisive victories by Republicans at both the state and federal level in the 2024 general election, political prognosticators and pundits alike in Minnesota declared universally that the 2025 Minnesota legislature would...more

Cozen O'Connor

New York Note: NYS Legislative Session Concludes 2025

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The 2025 New York State legislative session has concluded. For the 2025-2026 session, all bills not passed this year will remain live, and session is scheduled to begin again in January. We anticipate that the Governor will...more

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Texas Heat Wave: Renewables Keep the Lights On Despite Legislative Headwinds

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As temperatures soar and Texas faces another grid stress test, solar and battery storage are proving their worth – even as lawmakers consider measures that could limit their future growth. Texas is currently sweating through...more

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Solar Panels/Subdivision Covenant: Missouri Appellate Court Addresses Enforcement Issue

The Missouri Court of Appeals (Southern District) (“Appellate Court”) addressed in a May 13th Opinion an issue arising out of a homeowner installing solar panels in a subdivision. See Eikmeier v. Granite Springs Home Owners...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Dome Report: Cross Over Day at the 2025 Session of the West Virginia Legislature

Cross Over Day at the West Virginia Legislature separates the living bills from those that are most likely dead for the session. At the conclusion of the floor sessions on April 2, all bills have to be out of their house of...more

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Ohio Advances Major Energy Legislation: H.B. 15 and S.B. 2 Clear Key Hurdles and Await Final Approval

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Significant energy legislation in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly recently passed important procedural milestones. On March 26, 2025, the Ohio House passed House Bill 15 (Klopfenstein) by a vote of 90 to 3. The...more

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The Dome Report Issue 3: Half Way Through the 2025 Session of the West Virginia Legislature

The West Virginia Legislature has completed just over one-half of its 60-day regular session and the deadline for the introduction of new bills in the House of Delegates is now passed. While very few bills have been enacted...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, February 13, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Sues Trump Admin. Over $2B Federal Funding Freeze -Governor Josh Shapiro has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for allegedly withholding over $2 billion in federal funds from Pennsylvania, despite...more

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Southern Tier Residents Fight Back As New York Bans CO2 Fracking

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently doubled down on the Empire State’s refusal to allow fracking by signing a bill that would ban the technique outright using carbon dioxide instead of water. The ban extends the...more

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Relief from NIMBYism for Renewable Energy: New York’s RAPID Act

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One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Shining Light on Oregon’s Solar Future: Governor Signs Bills Affecting Solar Facility Rules

In the latest legislative session, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed two new bills directly impacting the siting and development of photovoltaic solar power generation facilities. Oregon House Bill (HB) 3179, which expands...more

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California Senate Passes the Climate Corporate Accountability Act

Continuing its leadership in the battle against climate change, California takes a big step forward by requiring transparency concerning the carbon footprints of the nation’s largest corporations doing business in the state. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Renewable Energy Reimagined: What You Need to Know Now

A recap from the PNW Predictions: Renewable Energy Reimagined event - Ryen Godwin, Environmental and Natural Resources Lawyer for Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, kicked things off and provided closing commentary on the...more

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Seeing a $100 Billion Market Opportunity, North Carolina Governor Commits to Developing 2.8 Gigawatts and Eight Gigawatts of...

Last week, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 218 titled, “Advancing North Carolina’s Economic and Clean Energy Future with Offshore Wind,” announcing a goal of developing 2.8 gigawatts of offshore...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

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

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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