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Maryland is About to Regulate Mold But is the Cart Before the Horse
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-05-15T05:54:11-04:00Saturday, May 10th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland environmental attorney, Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act, mold, regulate mold, Senate Bill 856, Stuart Kaplow|
In a sweeping act moving into a new regulatory space, “where no [hu]man has gone before,” aimed at addressing indoor mold, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 856 during the just concluded 2025 legislative session. This legislation, not yet signed by the governor, sets ...
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 ...
Mandatory GHG Disclosures in Maryland Real Estate Contracts
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-04-05T17:31:05-04:00Saturday, April 5th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: BEPS, environmental attorney Maryland, GHG disclosures, green building lawyer, Kaplow, Maryland BEPS, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland environmental lawyer, Maryland real estate contracts, Stuart Kaplow|
Maryland law now requires specified greenhouse gas emissions disclosures and exchange of performance data in a contract of sale for buildings subject to the state’s Building Energy Performance Standards. Failure to comply with the regulation can have significant financial and legal consequences. Maryland has quietly ...
The Most Consequential Day of Environmental Deregulation in American History
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-03-15T19:03:46-04:00Saturday, March 15th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Energy Star, environmental attorney Maryland, EPA, green building lawyer, Kaplow, Lee Zeldin, Maryland BEPS, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland environmental lawyer, Stuart Kaplow|
EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin, announced last Thursday, “Yesterday was the most consequential day of deregulation in American history. Alongside President Trump, we announced that the Environmental Protection Agency will take 31 actions to advance his day-one executive orders and power the Great American Comeback.” I ...
Maryland Government is Coming for Your Fossil Fuel Appliances – Again
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-11-28T17:12:01-05:00Saturday, November 23rd, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: clean heat standard, climate change, environmental attorney Maryland, Kaplow, Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland environmental lawyer, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, Stuart Kaplow, Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standard|
Maryland is proposing to ban fossil fuel burning equipment in buildings (e.g., furnaces, boilers, water heaters, clothing dryers, etc.) with two new programs, a Clean Heat Standard and Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standard. Flying in the face of what is being done elsewhere across the country ...