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Recent decarbonization Articles
BEPS Redux: The Most Far Reaching Environmental Legislation of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-05-23T21:31:22-04:00Saturday, May 3rd, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, decarbonization, Energy Star, environmental lawyer Maryland, HB 49, House Bill 49, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland environmental attorney, MDE, Portfolio Manager, Stuart Kaplow|
After this was posted, on May 20, 2025, House Bill 49 became law without the Governor’s signature. This may be the first instance in modern times that a Maryland governor did not sign an enacted bill introduced at the request of that governor. There is ...
Voters Save Gas Stoves from Government Ban Portending More ..
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-11-13T19:23:26-05:00Saturday, November 9th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: all electric building, BEPS, decarbonization, environmental attorney Maryland, gas stove, HB 1589, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, Measure No. 2066, Stuart Kaplow|
While many Americans were focused on the presidential election last Tuesday, citizens from Washington State and others interested in energy were paying attention to a successful Washington voter initiative protecting access to natural gas for homes and businesses, including preventing regulatory actions to limit access ...
Lawsuit Charges Montgomery County Gas Appliance Ban is Preempted and Void
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-11-06T12:06:39-05:00Friday, October 18th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: all electric building, all electric building code, Bill 13-22, Clean Energy DC Building Code Amendment Act of 2022, D.C. appliance ban, decarbonization, EPCA, Kaplow, Montgomery County, natural gas ban, preemption, Stuart Kaplow|
Earlier today more than half a dozen business and labor groups filed suit seeking a permanent injunctive against enforcement of Montgomery County, Maryland Bill 13-22: Buildings - Comprehensive Building Decarbonization, which bans the use of gas appliances in new construction. A partnership of business and ...







