Greenbuilding Law
OCTOBER 15, 2023
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. If both of these conditions are satisfied, the regulated utility will send the building owner the data.
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 21, 2023
According to the National Retail Federation , around 20 percent of shopping occurs during November and December. But while greenhouse gas emissions may be reduced, a delivery fulfilled by a diesel-burning truck may lead to increases in emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides and lung-damaging particulate matter.
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Law and Environment
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The CES, first enacted in 2017, requires retail sellers of electricity in Massachusetts to provide increasing quantities of clean electricity over time. The regulations were amended in 2020 to include a program for existing generation units, CES-E, which has several distinct requirements.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 19, 2023
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently developing a regulation to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from trucks, known as the Phase 3 GHG standards, which would in theory result in increased adoption of electric trucks. This is driven by positive economics, incentives, and regulations like ACT.
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 2, 2022
Still, this falls way short of what is possible, leaving up to nearly 13 million metric tons of annual greenhouse gas reductions and over $4 billion in cost savings off the table. Thanks in large part to pressure from environmental and labor advocates, the USPS recently announced its new fleet would be at least 40 percent electric.
E2 Law Blog
JANUARY 13, 2022
7428) would require fashion retailers and manufacturers to disclose environmental and social due diligence policies and allows citizen lawsuits to enforce the terms of the proposed legislation. Covered retailers would be required to disclose their due diligence practices on their website within a year of enactment of the bill.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 29, 2023
Public utility commissions are tasked with designing retail electricity rates that allow utilities to cover their costs and ensure that customers receive reliable and affordable electricity service. Not unreasonably impair incentives for conservation, energy efficiency, and beneficial electrification and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
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