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Income-targeted environmental policies, Episode 2

Legal Planet

TOC has been billed as a double-win : it encourages new housing to be located near public transit—a boon for climate, local air pollution, and traffic—and it creates more “affordable housing.”. But before we get there, it’s worth noting that HUD’s AMI is based on the typical income for all families. AMI and rent.

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Emerging Local Legal Pathways for Building Electrification: Air Pollution and Land Use Regulation in New York City & Brookline, Massachusetts

Law Columbia

By Amy Turner . The bill represents a twist on the strategy of updating a local building code to require or incentivize electrification: it uses the local building code process but focuses on air emissions. The New York City bill is tailored to avoid preemption in two main ways. 2317 is not yet scheduled for a hearing.

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Senate Committee Meets Oct. 19 To Consider Bill That Prohibits Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency

PA Environment Daily

The Senate Local Government Committee is scheduled to meet on October 19 to consider Senate Bill 275 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which would limit the ability of communities to offer new and clean energy sources and energy efficiency programs by locking in the status quo, in particular natural gas. Read more here. Related Articles: -- Sen.

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Net-Zero Stretch Code: A New Model for Municipal Building Decarbonization in Massachusetts

Law Columbia

By Amy Turner. The bill would place Massachusetts’ GHG reduction goals among the most ambitious in the U.S., The stretch energy code is to be appended to the state building code, and will grant Massachusetts cities and towns new authority to adopt stringent net-zero codes for new and renovated buildings.

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Find a Crop Insurance Agent Who Sells Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Near You

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

A new directory of agents selling WFRP is just one of the positive steps RMA has taken in recent years to expand access to the product, and the next farm bill presents another crucial opportunity to introduce reforms needed to overcome persistent barriers. The Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Program Improvement Act (S.2598)

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Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Prohibit Communities From Promoting Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency; House Republicans Move Companion Bill

PA Environment Daily

On October 27, Senate Republicans passed Senate Bill 275 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) which would limit the ability of communities to offer new and clean energy sources and energy efficiency programs by locking in the status quo, in particular natural gas. The bill was then Tabled. Read more here.

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Cities & the Inflation Reduction Act

Law Columbia

By Amy Turner. The bill is sprawling, covering climate and energy topics as diverse as electric vehicles, building decarbonization, clean energy manufacturing and supply chains, agriculture, and greening the electricity system, all through a range of tax incentives and direct grants. Other funding opportunities.

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