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Exposomics Is the Environmental Issue Business Should Take Seriously
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-12-13T16:57:39-05:00Saturday, December 13th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, exposome, exposomics, Green Globes, indoor air quality, Kaplow, LEED, MAHA, Make America Healthy Again, Maryland environmental attorney, Stuart Kaplow|
For decades, environmental law focused on the visible and the catastrophic: spills, smokestacks, Superfund sites, and enforcement actions after damage was done. Today, a quieter but far more pervasive environmental issue is moving to the center of serious scientific and commercial attention: exposomics. Businesses should ...
Stablecoin to Access Capital to Accelerate Green Building Market Transformation
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-09-25T12:15:15-04:00Saturday, September 20th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: green building, Green Building & Sustainable Finance: Accessing Capital, Green Globes, Kaplow, LEED, stable coin, stablecoin, Stuart Kaplow|
The U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system has long been a bellwether for what voluntary sustainable construction can achieve: healthier indoor environments, less energy use, potable water conservation, waste reduction, reliable power, enhanced security and safety, ecosystem protection, and, in many instances, ...
Stablecoin: The GENIUS Act Ushers in a New Era including Green Building Finance
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-07-20T07:00:20-04:00Saturday, July 19th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental attorney Maryland, Genius Act, green building, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, Kaplow, LEED, Maryland environmental, Maryland environmental lawyer, stable coin, stablecoin, Stuart Kaplow|
On July 18, 2025, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, signed into law the much anticipated Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, that is the GENIUS Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that provides a legal framework for U.S. ...
29 Billion Square Feet of LEED Certified Space and Counting
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-11-17T07:17:14-05:00Saturday, November 16th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: green building, Greenbuild, Kaplow, LEED, LEED v5, Maryland environmental lawyer, Maryland Green Building Council, Stuart Kaplow, US Green Building Council, USGBC|
Last Thursday, during the 2024 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, the U.S. Green Building Council unveiled its Impact Report: Accelerating Green Building to Improve Lives and Livelihoods. This comprehensive review celebrates three decades of innovation in sustainable building with a current capstone of more than ...
Advantages of Adopting the Model State Indoor Air Quality Act: Prioritizing Human Health Amid Energy Concerns
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-22T19:12:24-04:00Saturday, October 21st, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, building energy performance standard, clean air, global warming, IAQ, indoor air quality, Kaplow, LEED, Model State Indoor Air Quality Act, Stuart Kaplow|
The quality of the air we breathe is fundamental to our well being if not life itself. With Americans spending nearly 90% of their lives indoors, the importance of healthy indoor air quality (IAQ) cannot be overstated. In response to the growing concerns about IAQ, ...
White House to Define Zero Emission Building
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-01T21:04:42-04:00Sunday, October 1st, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Ali Zaidi, Kaplow, LEED, net zero, Stuart Kaplow, zero emission, zero emission building|
Last Thursday, White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi announced that the federal government will define what is a “zero emission” building. The announcement was made at the U.S. Green Building Council's annual Greenbuild conference and expo in Washington DC, in a live on stage ...
Reducing Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-08-20T18:06:26-04:00Saturday, August 6th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, ESG law, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, LEED, Stuart Kaplow|
As governments enact mandatory greenhouse gas emission laws and as businesses voluntarily make “net zero” pledges, we are increasingly working with clients, first to understand and calculate their GHG emissions, then to implement strategies for efficacious yet frictionless reductions. An example of what businesses are ...