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Background on the Building Energy Performance Standards - After the Maryland General Assembly passed the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 (CSNA), MDE engaged in a series of rulemakings; the current regulations were...more
Regulators at all levels are seeking to advance climate-change related policies. Of late, municipalities have increasingly sought to “decarbonize” buildings and related infrastructure through changes to building codes and...more
In April 2023, we reported on the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in California Restaurant Association (CRA) v. City of Berkeley striking down a Berkeley ordinance that prohibited natural gas piping in...more
The United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in a January 2nd Order and Amended Opinion (“Order”) a challenge to a Berkeley, California, building code provision that prohibited the installation...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (“Ninth Circuit”) addressed in an April 17th Opinion a challenge to a Berkeley, California, building code provision that prohibited the installation of natural gas...more