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Maryland Adopts 42 New Environmental Laws in 2021

Greenbuilding Law

million must be transferred from the Wastewater Account of the Bay Restoration Fund to the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund for tree plantings on public and private land, and for fiscal 2024 through 2031, the Governor must include an annual appropriation of $2.5

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

PA Environment Daily

Oil and natural gas operations are the nation’s largest industrial source of methane, a climate “super pollutant” that is many times more potent than carbon dioxide and is responsible for approximately one third of the warming from greenhouse gases occurring today.

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ESA Policy News: November 8, 2021

ESA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets $1.5 More News: Biden unveils new rules to curb methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas operations – The Washington Post. Interior to weigh greenhouse gas emissions of proposed 2022 oil lease sales – Reuters. NMFS must receive comments by Nov.

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ESA Policy News: May 15, 2023

ESA

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to collaborate with state and local governments and Indian Tribes on vulnerability assessments related to ocean acidification. This proposed rule requires power plants to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 90% between 2035 and 2040 – or shut down.

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