Welcome to the May edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a periodic update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover: Healey Administration unveils new energy bill....more
5/15/2025
/ Bond Financing ,
Clean Energy ,
Drinking Water ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
PFAS ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Utilities Sector
On November 20, 2024, Governor Healey signed An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts’ Economic Leadership, the “Mass Leads Act,” into law. The legislation includes a two-year Permit Extension Act along with several...more
11/22/2024
/ Building Permits ,
Construction Permits ,
Construction Project ,
Economic Development ,
Environmental Policies ,
Government Agencies ,
Land-Use Permits ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Real Estate Development ,
Time Extensions
Welcome to the November edition of Nutter's Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for Massachusetts' Energy and Environment...more
11/7/2024
/ Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Election Results ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
NPDES ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States
Welcome to the October edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover:
- EPR laws, including how they can shift the cost of...more
Welcome to the September edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. This month we cover ...more
Welcome to June’s Environment & Energy Insights Newsletter. This month we are covering:
- Legal challenges to natural gas infrastructure bans, including a possible suit in Massachusetts
- Possible climate/energy bill...more
6/13/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure ,
Natural Gas ,
NPDES ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Water
On August 29, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule revising the meaning of “waters of the United States” under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The revised...more
9/1/2023
/ Clean Water Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Jurisdiction ,
Inland Waterways ,
Navigable Waters ,
Sackett ,
Sackett v EPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Significant Nexus Test ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands
On April 1, 2021, the Superior Court issued a summary judgment decision in Katharine Armstrong, et al. v. Kathleen Theoharides, et al., which impacts coastal properties on previously filled tidelands and millions of square...more