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The LPDD team is excited to announce the publication of a new model state law regarding the sustainable management of food waste. It is available to view here. The model law targets individuals producing food residuals, and establishes state policies for the reduction of food residuals, residuals’ diversion for consumption, and composting. It also empowers … Read More

The LPDD team is excited to unveil a new model state law establishing a rebate program for E-Bikes, based on recommendations made under Ch. 14 of the LPDD text. The model law is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: Since E Bikes are orders of magnitude less expensive … Read More

The LPDD team is excited to announce the publication of a new model law dealing with EV fast charging rate design, particularly with a view towards how demand charges are assessed by electric utilities. The model law is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: In many jurisdictions, the … Read More

The LPDD team is thrilled to announce the publication of three new model resources relating to the management of nitrous oxide in agricultural production, based upon recommendations found in Chapter 35 of the LPDD text. The first of these resources is a model healthy soils bill for establishing state management standards, which is available here. … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new piece of model state legislation addressing the geologic storage of carbon dioxide. This measure would complement federal statutes and regulation on the subject.  The principal drafter was Michael Cline, Esq. Legal Counsel at Gaffney, Cline & Associates.  Peer reviewing was contributed by Michael … Read More

We were pleased to see John Kerry, the United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, addressing the ABA recently and speaking to the need for lawyers from all fields of practice to help advance climate solutions. “You are all climate lawyers now, whether you want to be or not,” said Kerry. “We need your skills, your … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the release of a new model law enabling government entities to engage in guaranteed conservation performance contracting. This important contribution to the LPDD project was drafted by Mark Riedy, Siegmar Pohl and Dongyu “Eddie” Wang, all of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP,  in Washington, D.C. , in consultation … Read More

The LPDD team is pleased to announce the publication of a new model law addressing federal interoperability standards for commercial electric vehicle charging stations. The model law is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: One obstacle to the widespread availability of publicly accessible, convenient EV Level 2 charging … Read More

The LPDD team is excited to announce the publication of a new memorandum documenting the state statutory definitions of “public utility” in use across all fifty states and the District of Columbia. This memorandum was drafted by Karen Anderson, a Yale Law student. C. Baird Brown, principal at eco(n)law LLC and author of Chapter 6 … Read More