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SEC Reverses Course on Defending its Climate Related Disclosure Rule
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-02-15T17:39:27-05:00Saturday, February 15th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: climate change, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, environmental attorney Maryland, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, SEC Disclosure Related to Climate Change, Stuart Kaplow, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors|
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken a major step toward reversing course on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors rule (the “Greenhouse Gas Rule”) currently pending in the courts. The Greenhouse Gas Rule adopted by the SEC on March 6, ...
Reliance Letters: An Essential Part of Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-02-08T18:50:24-05:00Saturday, February 8th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental attorney Maryland, green building law, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, Phase I, Phase I environmental site assessment, reliance letter, Stuart Kaplow|
In the realm of commercial real estate transactions, due diligence is a critical step in assessing and mitigating risks. One essential component of this process is the Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, which evaluates the environmental contamination on a property. A key document that facilitates ...
Reverse Greenwashing: The Battle Over ExxonMobil’s Recycling
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-02-01T14:41:36-05:00Saturday, February 1st, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Exxon Mobil v Bonta, green building law, greenwashing, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, reverse greenwashing, Stuart Kaplow|
In the devolving discourse on the role of businesses in climate change responsibility, we are witnessing an unusual, but likely positive phenomenon, "reverse greenwashing." Traditionally, greenwashing refers to businesses exaggerating or fabricating their environmental initiatives to appear more sustainable. Reverse greenwashing, however, occurs when environmental ...
Anatomy of an Executive Order: Stopping the Wind
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-01-25T21:08:52-05:00Saturday, January 25th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: drill baby drill, environmental attorney Maryland, green building lawyer, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, Maryland Offshore Wind, offshore wind, offshore wind leasing, Stuart Kaplow|
Executive Orders are a vital mechanism for the President of the United States to manage the operations of the federal government. Since George Washington issued the first eight Executive Orders, more than 1,400 have been recorded. Every American President has issued at least one. Codified ...
Citizens and Businesses Join Suing Maryland to Halt BEPS
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-01-15T11:41:35-05:00Monday, January 13th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: 1:25-cv-113, BEPS, building energy performance standard, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, EPCA, EUI, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Maryland Building Industry Association, Serena Coleman McIlwain, Stuart Kaplow|
Earlier today citizen groups representing the interests of thousands of residents and business associations with thousands of members filed suit in the U.S. District Court against the Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment challenging the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program as ...
The Change in Administration will be “the” Environmental Issue of 2025
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-01-06T07:15:08-05:00Saturday, January 4th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental attorney Maryland, environmental law, GHG emission, green building attorney, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Lee Zeldin, Maryland BEPS, Maryland environmental lawyer, offshore wind, Stuart Kaplow|
It will surprise no one that U.S. environmental and energy public policy will change dramatically in 2025. Donald Trump was Time magazine’s Man of the Year in 2024, even before his inauguration as the 47th President. This is much more than only shrinking the EPA ...
Top 10 (or 12!) List of Environmental Blog Posts
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-12-30T13:48:18-05:00Saturday, December 28th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: clean heat standard, Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow, zero emission heating equipment|
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the environmental matters that dominated the year, those that captured attention, sparked debate, and influenced the trajectory of environmental policy and innovation. In the spirit of David Letterman’s iconic countdowns, we present a Top ...
Net Zero Certification with GBI: A Path to Verified Sustainability
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-12-25T15:44:59-05:00Saturday, December 21st, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, environmental attorney Maryland, GBI, Green Building Initiative, Green Globes Journey to Net Zero, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, net zero, Stuart Kaplow|
There is a good option for business and building owners pursuing Net Zero, the Green Building Initiative’s Green Globes Journey to Net Zero. We have blogged much in recent years about Net Zero including the perils of making Net Zero claims and we have been ...