Blog Posts: Environmental and Energy Law Update
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Four Verrill Attorneys Recognized by Chambers & Partners for Energy and Environmental Law in Maine
Verrill Partner Mathew Todaro Presents at The National Safety Council (NSC) of Northern New England’s 51st Annual New Hampshire Safety & Health Conference
Intertidal Court Victory for Property Rights, Marine Conservation, and Public Participation
NextEra Subsidiary Fined $8 Million under MBTA for Eagle Deaths at Wind Power Projects in Western U.S.
Maine Public Utilities Commission to Receive Bids for Northern Maine Transmission and Renewable Generation Projects
Kelsey McCutcheon Selected to Join the Environmental Law Institute’s (ELI) Emerging Leaders Initiative
Verrill Alum Bill Harwood Sworn in as Public Advocate for State of Maine
Verrill Alumni Bill Harwood Nominated as Public Advocate for the State of Maine

Maine PUC Releases Report on Evolution of Electrical Grid to Meet Climate Goals
Maine Rural Water Association Annual Conference with Verrill Attorney Mathew J. Todaro
Incidental Take of Migratory Birds Prohibited Once Again as New MBTA Rule Becomes Effective
Environmental Protection Agency’s PFAS Roadmap
Geoff Why to Moderate "The Future is Now: 5G Wireless Networks"

New Maine Law Regarding Decommissioning for Solar Projects

Longtime Verrill Attorney Begins New Role as Senior Advisor at Maine Governor’s Energy Office

Long-time Verrill Attorney William Harwood to Join Maine Governor’s Energy Office

Jim Cohen Appointed to Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority

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

Prop 65: Will the “Short-Form” be Short Lived?
Task Force Releases Report on Modernizing Maine’s Electric Grid

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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