Blog Posts: Environmental and Energy Law Update
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Jim Cohen Appointed to Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
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Jim Cohen Interviews Maine Governor Janet Mills on “Eggs & Issues”
Maine Legislature Adopts Major Revision to Its Net Energy Billing Program
Federal and State Funds to Support Maine Climate Action Plan’s Transportation and Broadband Goals
Patrick Scully Nominated to Maine PUC
Verrill Attorney Gordon Smith Comments on Lawsuit Claiming Ownership of Maine Coastal Property
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Prop 65: Will the “Short-Form” be Short Lived?
Task Force Releases Report on Modernizing Maine’s Electric Grid
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Verrill Attorneys Present on Issues in Maine Energy and Electric Utility Regulation
Virtual “Eggs & Issues”: Jim Cohen Interviews U.S. Senator Susan Collins
Maine Public Utilities Commission Invites Net Energy Billing Report Comments
MPUC Issues Order Setting Forth “Discrete Electric Generating Facilities” Safe Harbor
MPUC Adopts Safe Harbor for Determination of “Discrete Electric Generating Facilities,” a Qualification for Net Energy Billing and Distributed Generation Programs
Maine Law Court Holds Citizen's Initiative Cannot Block CMP's NECEC Transmission Line
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Verrill Helps State’s Largest Solar Project Obtain Principal Environmental Permit
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Verrill’s Jim Cohen to Moderate Portland Chamber’s “Eggs & Issues” Discussion with Key State Officials regarding COVID-19
COVID-19 Alert: State of Maine and City of Portland Issue Orders to Close Non-essential Businesses; Utility Services to Continue
COVID-19 Alert: Massachusetts Closes “Non-essential” Businesses; Utility Services to Continue
Maine’s COVID-19 Response Impacts Utility Services and Other Business Activities
Recent Maine Legislation Triggers Amendment to PUC Consumer Protection Rules
Maine PUC Issues Distributed Solar Procurement Announcement
Maine PUC Issues Report Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of “Public Power” in Maine
Maine Solar Boom: Over 1.5GW of Distributed Solar Capacity in the Queue
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First Circuit Acts on Appeal by South Portland Pipeline Company
Maine Energy Storage Commission Issues Report to Legislature
Jim Cohen Addresses Maine Chamber Symposium About Risks of Public Power
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Maine Adopts Amended Net Energy Billing Rules, New Commercial NEB Tariff Rate
Beneficial Electrification and Natural Gas Bans in New Buildings, Affordable Sustainability
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The 7th Annual Maine Natural Gas Conference
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Recent Maine Legislation Bolsters Solar, Distributed Generation
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