Archives: Paris Accord

Anatomy of an Executive Order: Stopping the Wind

Candidate Trump said at a rally in New Jersey last May that he intended to sign an Executive Order on day one that would halt “horrible” offshore windmill projects. … Continue Reading

The Change in Administration will be “the” Environmental Issue of 2025

By Stuart Kaplow on January 5, 2025 Posted in Codes and Regulations, Environmental, greenhouse gas, Paris Accord

A legacy of deregulation… Continue Reading

ESG is Not Just for Public Companies

By Stuart Kaplow on November 14, 2021 Posted in Environmental, ESG, Paris Accord

I am excited to be presenting a fast paced and fun one hour virtual program, “Environmental Social Governance (ESG) an Emergent and Fast Growing Area of the Law” for the Maryland State Bar Association, and Not just for lawyers, on December 14, 2021 at noon. Register today for the live virtual program. The impact of … Continue Reading

Supreme Court to Hear Climate Change Regulation Case

By Stuart Kaplow on October 30, 2021 Posted in Climate Change, ESG, GHG, Paris Accord

If there was any question that the judiciary was a coequal and political branch of government, last Friday after President Biden was wheels up to attend the COP26 Glasgow climate conference, the Supreme Court agreed to review the Environmental Protections Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. This litigation over the EPA’s scope of authority … Continue Reading

Prospering thru Green Building in a Changing Environment

By Stuart Kaplow on April 2, 2017 Posted in Federal, Green Building, Paris Accord, Sustainability

I spoke to a gathering of construction industry attorneys the other day about changing environment of Federal government regulation portending huge business opportunities for green building. These were my prepared remarks for that talk. While much of the mass media hyperbole is focused on the new Administration’s 2018 “skinny” budget request of $5.7 Billion for … Continue Reading

Green Building Law Update

Environmental Law and Sustainability for Business