Policy

The US Capitol building, where the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act, in the background with people riding bicycles in the foreground.
What the New Federal Climate Bill Means for State Policy

This Sunday, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 through the budget reconciliation process. The bill contains many provisions originally included in President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, including almost $370 billion for climate investments.  Overall, the bill has...

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State Policy Snapshot: This Year’s Biggest Climate Change Solutions

Nearly 1,300 climate and environment bills have been introduced across the country in 2022 so far, according to the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) Bill Tracker. While many states are still in session, it’s worth taking a look at...

Introducing the State Climate Policy Dashboard

Our brand new State Climate Policy Dashboard (The Dashboard) serves as a one-stop shop for all things state climate policy. The Dashboard has two main components: 1) the State Climate Policy Tracker, which tracks 51 climate policies across all 50...

The Future of Carbon Pricing in Maryland

Since 2017, carbon pricing has been on the mind of Maryland legislators and it has received national recognition as one of the most promising states when it comes to passing legislation. With over 3100 miles of shoreline, Maryland is also...

Will Solar Industry Weather Trump Administration’s Import Tariff?

by AMANDA GRIFFITHS and RYAN MAIA Last Thursday, CABA hosted its Third Annual Massachusetts State of Solar. Our solar panel for the evening consisted of State Senator Jamie Eldridge, President of Isaacson Political Consulting Arline Isaacson, and Greentech Media Analyst Austin...

TRUMP ADMIN OPENS THE DOOR TO OFFSHORE DRILLING, CABA RESPONDS

The Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is holding a public meeting this Wednesday, January 24th from 3-7pm at the Hyatt Regency in Boston to discuss their recently announced offshore drilling plan. The plan’s current draft opens up over...

EVERSOURCE NET METERING CASE HAS A NET NEGATIVE IMPACT ON SOLAR

On Friday, January 5th, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved Eversource’s request to impose a net metering demand charge on residential solar customers, making Massachusetts the first state in the country to approve such a charge. Resultantly, starting...