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How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy

GreenBiz

Just as its current policies have inspired imitation, it’s likely that these new policies will drive significant changes in the U.S. federal statutes and regulations, many state laws increasingly rely on the chemical hazard criteria and analyses from REACH (the principal European chemical regulation) and other EU laws and regulations.

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UK?s Largest Solar Project Approved, Will Snub Government Subsidies

GreenTechMedia

.'s largest-ever solar project, received its government planning approvals this week. The developers say they will not seek any government subsidy and will not participate in the contracts for difference (CFD) auction next year. ” Government auction? has a net-zero target enshrined in law.

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Massachusetts State Auditor Issues Report Concerning The Impact of Solar Taxation Policies on Municipalities

Energy and Cleantech Council

On December 10, 2020, the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor Division of Local Mandates (“DLM”) issued The Impact of State-Owned Land PILOT and Solar Taxation Policies on Municipalities report. The Appellate Tax Boards’ (“ATB”) interpretation of the solar property exemption has created confusion among municipal governments.

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BOEM Slated to Act on Two Gulf of Maine Offshore Wind Activities in 2023

Energy and Cleantech Council

square-mile site in the Gulf of Maine to be home to the nation’s first floating offshore wind research array. The proposed array is to be made up of no more than 12 floating turbines capable of generating up to 144 MW of renewable energy. Josh is a regular contributor to the Law & The Environment and Energy Climate Counsel blogs.

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Spain Grid-Connects More Solar in 2019 Than Last Decade Combined

GreenTechMedia

Retroactive policy changes and laws to prevent self-consumption decimated the sector in 2013. A combination of government-backed auctions and subsidy-free development has sparked a new phase of growth. Spain enjoyed a subsidy-driven solar boom late last decade before suffering through a dramatic slowdown.

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Could the EU's Fit for 55 programme unleash a new wave of climate litigation?

Business Green

There is a high likelihood that states may be involved in litigation, as both defendants and plaintiffs, particularly as civil society activists seek to ensure that national-level policies and action are as ambitious as possible, and as controversies over the type and nature of new energy technologies continue to play out," they said. "It

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Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap Expected in Early 2023; Here’s Why the OSW Industry Should Take Note

Energy and Cleantech Council

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for a proposed floating offshore wind research array. This Roadmap is likely to offer a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges (and therefore, insight into prospective state policy positions) that may arise as offshore wind development advances in the Gulf of Maine.