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Recent SB 528 Articles

30Mar, 2024

Settlement Portends Broad Failure in Attempts to Ban Natural Gas

By |Saturday, March 30th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The City of Berkeley is going to repeal its regulation that prohibits the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings. Last week the California Restaurant Association announced that the group and the City of Berkeley entered into a settlement agreement immediately halting enforcement ...

11Nov, 2023

Greenhouse Gas Data Confidentiality Takes Two Steps Forward

By |Saturday, November 11th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Earlier this year, the EPA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend provisions in its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule altering data collection including expanding the confidentiality of data collected. Then last month, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act overhauling the State’s ...

14Oct, 2023

Tenants Monetizing their Greenhouse Gas Emission Data

By |Saturday, October 14th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

In response to new building energy performance standards and other laws requiring reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, tenants are beginning to monetize their GHG emission data, including their utility data. In recent days we have seen a drugstore chain, a general merchandise retailer, ...

13May, 2023

Maryland Releases Draft GHG Regulations to Implement SB 528

By |Saturday, May 13th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

In a proactive move toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings in the state, the Maryland Department of the Environment has today released draft regulations to implement key aspects of Senate Bill 528 of 2022 – The Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022. This blog ...

26Feb, 2023

We Need to do Better to Reduce Food Waste

By |Sunday, February 26th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

More than one third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting not only the food itself but also the resources used to produce it, creating a multitude of environmental externalities. Food waste is the single most common material landfilled in ...

22Jan, 2023

Does Your Lease Need Greenhouse Gas Provisions?

By |Sunday, January 22nd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

Yes. It would be one thing if this topic was only prospective, about leases to be entered into in the future, but the reality is there are very large numbers of existing leases including with renewal terms that are for premises that will be regulated ...

8Jan, 2023

First State to Authorize Use of the 2021 IgCC

By |Sunday, January 8th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Maryland is on the cusp of being the first state in the country to authorize use of the new 2021 edition of the International Green Construction Code for public and private building. Many see this cutting edge enactment as crucial to making possible the State’s ...

22Oct, 2022

Net Zero Risks as a Source of Opportunity

By |Saturday, October 22nd, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: , , , , , , |

Calculating net zero is ill defined, unregulated and complex. Businesses making a net zero pledge like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are greenwashing and misleading consumers. It is one thing when government leaders make an ESG claim: In ...

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