Foley Hoag to Host Webinar on New York’s Climate Plan
On January 12 and 13, Foley Hoag attorneys will lead a series of discussions about the significance of New York Climate Action Council’s
Tag : Law And The Environment
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BERDO Implementation Picks Up Speed — Better Get Ready
On Monday, Boston released a draft of the first phase of regulations intended to implement the amended BERDO ordinance signed by then-Mayor Janey in
New MEPA Rules Mean Big Changes For Practitioners and Developers
In compliance with the Climate Roadmap Act, the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office has released the final version of its new
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New York Climate Action Council Approves Draft Scoping Plan to Achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
On December 20, 2021, the Climate Action Council (“Council”) approved the release for public comment of its draft Scoping Plan, which
New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap for Deploying 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030
Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030? In
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The Internal Combustion Engine Is Bad For Your Health — What Should We Do About It?
I’ve written a lot about how the developing science around particulate exposure supports making the PM2.5 NAAQS more stringent. So it won’t
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Another Nail In Coal’s Coffin
I’m not sure it’s even really news at this point, but earlier this week Ameren Missouri announced that it would close its Rush Island Energy
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Is It Finally Lights Out for the Incandescent Light Bulb?
Last week, the Department of Energy released a proposed rule that would be the death knell for the incandescent light bulb. The proposed rule would
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CASAC Signals that a Lower PM2.5 NAAQS Is On the Way; It Can’t Come Too Soon
The momentum continues to build for a more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standard for PM2.5. In June, EPA announced it would revisit the
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The Future of Plastics Has Been Bright; Can We Keep It That Way?
It has now been more than 50 years since the iconic moment in The Graduate where Mr. Maguire tells Ben that “there’s a great future in
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EPA Proposes to Use Science to Identify Waters of the United States. I’m Shocked, Shocked.
Last week, EPA and the Army Corps proposed a new rule to define what constitutes “waters of the United States.” Déjà vu all over again. Under
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Part 2: Investing in Transmission
This is the second post in our series on the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, covering how the Act invests in strengthening
Infrastructure Package Makes New Investments in the Electric Transportation Future
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law today not only makes critical investments in our core infrastructure, it creates several
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Will We Ever Stop Overestimating the Cost of Complying with Environmental Regulations?
Earlier this week, Greenwire (subscription required) had an interesting story about the role that EPA’s estimate of the cost to comply with the
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Local Regulation of Fossil Fuel Pipelines (or The Little City That Could)
With all the attention focused on the Keystone pipeline and the disputes over local regulation of fracking, it’s easy to overlook the small city of