On Nov. 10, 2023, the European Commission authorized a State aid scheme presented by Italy, earmarking EUR 1.7 billion to bolster agrivoltaic plants.
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Intuitively, contamination reduces the value of property. But intuition does not count as evidence. The issues of how one proves that one ought to take a discount from a property’s
Continue Reading Commonwealth Court Offers Another Take on Valuing Contaminated Property
I was asked earlier this month to condense into an eight-minute presentation what a particular group of senior environmental lawyers “ought to know about developments in Superfund since October 2022
Continue Reading The Last Year in CERCLA: Practitioners Should Take Note
On Sept. 27, 2023, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a draft policy (DEP-23-1) to implement the environmental justice provisions of the Climate Leadership and Community
Continue Reading New York Regulator Releases Draft Policy to Implement Environmental Justice Provisions of NY Climate Law
On Oct. 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 253 and SB 261, both of which dramatically expand corporate climate disclosures for both private and
Continue Reading California Enacts First-of-Their-Kind Laws Requiring Corporate Climate Disclosures
On Aug. 30, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published proposed regulations (Proposed Rules) addressing the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements imposed by the Inflation Reduction Act
Continue Reading Proposed Treasury Rules on Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship for Clean Energy Credits Incentivize Use of Project Labor Agreements
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards on Sept. 22, with the goal of
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On Aug. 14, a trial judge in Montana issued findings of fact and conclusions of law after a bench trial in what has been called the Montana “Youth Climate Case.”
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The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the European regulation that imposes a reporting obligation and a carbon tax on EU imports of certain goods in order to reduce carbon
Continue Reading CBAM Reporting Requirement Begins Oct. 1, 2023
Cape Cod has a problem with nitrogen pollution of its embayments and waterways. The solution that Massachusetts began to implement on July 7 may offer some lessons for Pennsylvania practitioners.
Continue Reading Pa. Lessons From the New Massachusetts Rules for Cape Cod On-Lot Sewage Systems