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Solar Net Metering Under Threat as Shadowy Group Demands Intervention in State Policies

GreenTechMedia

Solar net metering, the backbone of the U.S. A nonprofit group that’s spent years fighting clean energy legislation in New England is pressing federal regulators to approve a legal argument that could lay the groundwork for challenges to the solar net metering policies now in place in 41 states.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. The initiative is the product of a nine-organization collaboration that has the backing of climate campaigner and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

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Law Firm Sustainability: 6 Steps for Creating an Eco-Friendly Practice

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable Law Firms. Law firm sustainability is a strategic business shift that aims to prevent socially and environmentally damaging operations in the legal industry. This could be by reducing an organization’s carbon footprint while also establishing a healthy work-life balance for employees.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Energy Manager. Consulting.

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The role of antitrust law in creating energy democracy

Renewable Energy World

For this episode of the Local Energy Rules Podcast, a rebroadcast of episode 127 of the Building Local Power Podcast , host John Farrell speaks with guest Jean Su. Farrell and Su discuss how legal advocacy for energy democracy can overcome utility barriers to a renewable energy economy. The Salt River Project.

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Legal Battle Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws Continues as Plaintiffs File a Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Read this Latham Client Alert for more detail on these laws. Read this Latham blog post for more detail on the implementation of these laws by CARB, which issued an Enforcement Notice for SB 253 stating that CARB will not penalize in-scope entities for incomplete compliance when first disclosures under the law are due in 2026.

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. In-state emissions were offset by purchasing cleaner power and carbon credits from other projects that reduced emissions elsewhere.).

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