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Maryland Releases Draft GHG Regulations to Implement SB 528
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-05-14T18:22:43-04:00Saturday, May 13th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, direct GHG emissions, GHG, Kaplow, Portfolio Manager, SB 528, Stuart Kaplow|
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 ...
Rising Demand for Man Made Diamonds is ESG Personified
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-05-07T16:09:53-04:00Saturday, May 6th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon, diamonds, ESG law, geoengineer, Kaplow, man made diamond, Stuart Kaplow|
For centuries, diamonds have been coveted for their rarity, beauty, and as a status symbol. However, the diamond jewelry industry has been plagued with controversy over the years, including issues related to environmental impact, human rights violations, and questionable business practices. As a result, in ...
More Than 1,000 Shipments of Solar Panels Seized at the Border
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-04-30T17:56:02-04:00Sunday, April 30th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Kaplow, solar panel, Stuart Kaplow, Uyghur, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act|
More than $1 Billion of shipments have been interdicted by the U.S. government under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act since that law became effective last June 21. “ .. underscoring our commitment to combating forced labor everywhere, including in Xinjiang, where genocide and crimes against humanity ...
Court Saves Gas Stoves from the Government
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-04-23T17:49:39-04:00Sunday, April 23rd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ban natural gas, City of Berkley, ESG, gas stove, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
“By completely prohibiting the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings, the City of Berkeley has waded into a domain preempted by Congress,” is the opening sentence and ultimate holding in the April 17, 2023, decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ...
Do You Own Your GHG Emission Data?
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-06-26T11:38:28-04:00Sunday, April 16th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, GHG, GHG data, GHG emission data, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas data, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
As governments and businesses alike try to measure their carbon footprint and strive to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to limit the damage caused by climate change, there is increased interest in GHG emissions data. GHG emissions data is hugely important, including that ownership can ...
GHG Emissions Poll Provides Strategies for Business
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-04-09T17:06:23-04:00Saturday, April 8th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, GHG, GHG Emission survey, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
While the term greenhouse gas emissions easily rolls off the tongue these days and there has been a ballooning of net zero GHG commitments by government and non-state actors alike, this is all still a very new idea and in point of fact, as of April 2023, ...
Executional Greenwashing is a Thing
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-04-02T17:19:39-04:00Sunday, April 2nd, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, executional greenwashing, Gain laundry detergent, green hushing, greenwashing, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
Greenwashing is a term used to describe the marketing tactic of making false or misleading claims about a product or service's environmental benefits. “Executional greenwashing” is a neologism characterizing the way in which a business promotes or executes an environmental initiative, rather than the actual ...
Maryland is Leading the Transition to All Electric Buildings
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-04-21T16:38:39-04:00Sunday, March 26th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: all electric building, all electric building code, ESG, ESG law, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, Stuart Kaplow|
There is a move toward all electric buildings as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. The state of Maryland is leading the way in this movement, including several local jurisdictions adopting all electric building code laws. All electric building codes ...