The new markets tax credit program has helped to finance thousands of worthwhile projects in so-called "low-income communities" over the last eleven years.

We are pleased to share our summary of selected new laws enacted during the 1st Regular Session of the State of Maine's 126th Legislature, which adjourned with the bang of a gavel just one week ago on July 10, 2013.

"Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House" provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

EPA’s March 21, 2011 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers (commonly referred to as the Minor HAP Source Boiler GACT rule) requires owners/operators of affected boilers to conduct tune-ups by March 21, 2012.

On January 30, 2013, EPA published amendments to its regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ regulating emissions of hazardous air pollutants from reciprocating internal combustion engines.

Former HazMat Specialist Jon P. Andrews, assigned to the Augusta Region of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, has pleaded guilty to destroying three years of spill records on his final day on the job.

On February 16, 2012, the House and the Senate voted on the Department of Health and Human Services supplemental budget.

Recently, the Maine DEP adopted amendments to its air licensing regulations, including Chapter 100, Definitions; Chapter 115, Major and Minor Source Air Emission License Regulations; and Chapter 140, Part 70 Air Emission License Regulations.

On February 28, 2012, Senator Snowe announced that she is not seeking reelection to the U.S. Senate.

In a case watched closely by Maine’s non-profit organizations, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court has held that Hebron Academy, a private secondary school, was exempt from property tax on its various school buildings.

On September 20, 2013, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that two renewable energy projects have signed long-term contracts as a result of the July 8, 2013 Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Request for Proposals (RFPs) from private developers to provide energy and renewable energy credits (RECs) from Class I renewable resources ...

On July 28, 2023, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued Order No. 2023 requiring all public utility transmission providers to adopt reforms to FERC's...

The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and other environmental groups recently filed petitions urging EPA New England, along with other EPA offices in the Mid-Atlantic and Southwest, to use EPA’s Residual Designation Authority (RDA) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to impose new stormwater management requirements for existing sources that are contributing to violations of state water quality standards.

On March 13, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that pre-suit notice for a citizen enforcement action under the Clean Water Act ("CWA") does not need to spell out every violation in detail.

In a set of proposals just released, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is set to reform its hazardous waste and hazardous matter rules for the first time in years.

Many are familiar with the "Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard" issued by ASTM, used for satisfying "All Appropriate Inquiry" for environmental contamination.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a regular update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

Overview of New Form I-9 for Employers

Earlier this month, in Elsie Metcalfe v. Grieco Hyundai, LLC, the Rhode Island Federal District Court invalidated a class action waiver in an agreement without an arbitration clause that was therefore not subject to the Federal Arbitration Act.

The new HIPAA rules issued by the Department of Health and Human Services have made substantial changes to the way in which covered entities (e.g., hospitals, health insurers, etc…) and their business associates (entities which perform services on behalf of covered entities involving health information) secure and interact with health information.