The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) Climate Protection & Mitigation Expendable Trust, supplemented with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) resources, is providing $100M in funding for clean transportation and…
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ECOS Letter to EPA on IRA Air Programs
This ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA includes input and recommendations in response to Requests for Information (RFIs) on the design and implementation of air programs under the Inflation Reduction Act…
Connecticut Underscores Economic and Environmental Benefits of Clean Energy Actions
Late last week, the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approved a plan supported by the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) to fast-track the return of earnings…
New York Embarks on ‘Aggressive’ Path Toward Net Zero
Earlier this week, New York State’s Climate Action Council Co-Chairs – Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and New York State Energy Research & Development Authority President and…
ECOS Letter to EPA on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
This ECOS Letter to U.S. EPA includes comments on the design and implementation of the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GHGRF) authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022…
ECOS Press Release on Climate & Energy Workgroup
The following press release announces the launch of ECOS’ new Climate & Energy Workgroup.
ECOS Climate and Energy Workgroup Strategy
This strategy documents the mission, vision, principles, and priority work plans for the ECOS Climate and Energy Workgroup that launched in November 2022.
Resolution 22-1: Ensuring a Consultative Role for States and Territories in Setting Policy for the Hydrogen Economy
This resolution requests that the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provide a consultative role for state and territorial co-regulators related to the development and implementation…
Kentucky Offers Dashboard to Promote Energy Efficiency and Affordability
A broad-based Energy Affordability Workgroup consisting of Kentucky state agencies and others has issued an Energy Affordability Dashboard to provide easy access to data that will inform a common understanding…
Massachusetts Enacts Sweeping Climate and Energy Law
Late last month, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law H. 5060, An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, with ambitious fossil fuel restrictions and broad incentives for clean…
