MassDEP adopted the CARB (California Air Resources Board) Heavy Duty Omnibus and Advanced Clean Truck Regulations (aka 310 CMR 7.40) December 2021, along with several other States. The bill took effect January 1, 2025.
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CARB's Advanced Clean Truck Rule is Live in Massachusetts
Posted by Kelly Burke on Jan 3, 2025 3:34:30 PM
Topics: EPA, Massachusetts, Carbon Emissions, net-zero, decarbonization, CARB, ZEV
MA Emissions Reporting Starts Jan 1 - Are You Ready?
Posted by Kelly Burke on Dec 19, 2024 11:33:52 AM
The next chapter of Massachusetts Climate Change regulation kicks on January 1st with emissions and storage reporting requirements for the DEP due throughout 2025 ahead of the full enactment of the Clean Heat Standard kicking on in January 2026.
Topics: Massachusetts, Carbon Emissions, decarbonization, clean heat standard
Massachusetts passed a long awaited and much debated climate change bill this week and sent it to Governor Healey’s desk Thursday afternoon.
Topics: Massachusetts, Climate Change, renewable energy, environmental justice
MA Bill seeks to ban Competitive Electric Suppliers
Posted by Kelly Burke on Jun 26, 2024 1:52:41 PM
“Competitive Electric Suppliers” will be banned in Massachusetts if the House passes the Climate Bill that the State Senate passed June 25th 2024....But what does that even mean?
Topics: Massachusetts, Climate Change, electricity rates
In another move forward against Climate Change, Massachusetts will be home to the United States' first utility-scale offshore wind project. Vineyard Wind, about 35 miles off the Mass coast, will produce up to 800 megawatts of electricity, powering 400,000 homes and businesses across the Commonwealth, dropping carbon emissions by up to 1.6 million tons per year.
Topics: Oil & Energy Magazine, Massachusetts, offshore wind, decarbonization
First Utility Scale Geothermal Network Launches Right Here in MA
Posted by Kelly Burke on Jul 6, 2023 10:36:46 AM
This June, Eversource broke ground on a new pilot program for Geothermal energy in Framingham, Massachusetts. This is the first utility scale networked geothermal network in the country, so it’s pretty exciting stuff.
Topics: Massachusetts, geothermal, pilot program, eversource
Banned In Boston? City Seeks to Stop New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure
Posted by Kelly Burke on Oct 4, 2022 1:23:09 PM
In August of this year, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law House Bill 5060 “An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind” into law
Topics: Mass DOER, Massachusetts, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, boston
Boston Based "Farm to Grid" Renewable Energy Pioneer Acquired
Posted by Kelly Burke on Jul 21, 2022 8:45:00 AM
Boston based Vanguard Renewables, a pioneer in the food & dairy industry waste-to-energy space has been acquired by BlackRock for $700 million dollars, with a plan to invest up to an additional billion dollars in the company’s expansion, according to the Wall Street Journal this morning. The expansion plan reportedly focuses on commissioning up to 100 anaerobic digesters for renewable natural gas production across the United States by 2026.
Topics: Massachusetts, methane, Carbon Emissions, renewable energy, renewable natural gas
Offshore Wind Breathes New Life into Old Coal Facility in MA
Posted by Kelly Burke on Mar 25, 2022 10:45:00 AM
Brayton Point in Somerset was once the largest coal-fired plant in Massachusetts, and was the last to be decommissioned in 2017.
Topics: Massachusetts, Climate Change, Clean Energy, offshore wind
Oh Truck No! Three Northeast States Adopt Zero Emission Vehicle Rules
Posted by Kelly Burke on Mar 23, 2022 10:31:17 AM
The Advanced Clean Truck Rule, first adopted in California, has been adopted by three Northeastern States as well - namely, Massachusetts, New York & New Jersey. The rule requires an increasing percentage of medium & heavy duty trucks sold to be Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV), beginning in 2025. The Act requires manufacturers to participate in a credit/deficit program to increase the number of ZEVs sold in the state, and a one time report detailing in-state operation of vehicles over 8500lb to "inform future decisions about emission reductions from the transportation sector".
Topics: Massachusetts, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Emissions, environmental justice
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