On Feb. 12, 2026, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) initiated a new proceeding (Case 26-E-0045) to reform how large electricity users connect to the grid. Case 26-E-0045
Continue Reading New York State Public Service Commission Initiates New Proceeding to Address Interconnection Reforms for Large Loads (Energize NY Development)
During the week of Jan. 12, 2026, three federal judges granted preliminary injunctions in three separate cases filed by offshore wind developers challenging a Dec. 22, 2025, stop-work order that
Continue Reading UPDATED: Court Lifts Stop-Work Orders for Three Paused Offshore Wind Projects
On Dec. 18, 2025, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (Commission) adopted new, state-specific rules to regulate methane emissions from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. The Commission originally considered Regulation
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On Dec. 10, 2025, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced the following new and updated policies, final guidance for publicly owned treatment works, and a rural background
Continue Reading NY DEC Announces Four New PFAS Initiatives
On December 1, 2025, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that it finalized regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
Continue Reading DEC Finalizes Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Regulations
On Nov. 18, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of California’s SB 261, which had an initial
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Pauses Looming California SB 261 Compliance Deadline; CARB Clarifies Related Guidance
On Nov. 21, 2025, the Board of Directors of the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO), as anticipated, approved the 2025-2034 Comprehensive Reliability Plan (CRP). This blog post
Continue Reading NYISO Reliability Plan: New York May Require Thousands of Megawatts of Dispatchable Generation by 2034
Some companies that do business in California are facing rapidly approaching compliance deadlines under California’s climate disclosure laws, SB 253 and SB 261, the first of which will occur on
Continue Reading New California Climate Disclosure Law Deadlines Are Rapidly Approaching: Compliance Considerations for Companies
On Nov. 10, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) entered into a memorandum of agreement
Continue Reading NYS Executive and Attorney General Come Together to Expedite and Streamline Land Acquisition
On Oct. 24, 2025, the New York Supreme Court, Albany County, issued a decision and order directing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to issue final regulations establishing economy-wide greenhouse gas emission (GHG) limits on or before Feb. 6, 2026.
Continue Reading Court Requires DEC to Promulgate Regulations in NYS Climate Regulation Case