Environmental Renewable Energy

Mass. AG Clamps Down on Local Solar and Battery Storage Moratoria

March 2, 2023 by Tess Edwards | Leave a Comment

Late last year, pursuant to her review authority under M.G.L. c. 40, § 32, then-Attorney General (now Governor) Maura Healey (the AG) issued a decision disapproving the Town of Carver’s moratoria on large-scale solar projects and battery storage systems. The grounds for the decision were straightforward and well-supported: citing the Supreme Judicial Court’s June, 2022 […]

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Environmental Justice Land Use

And Environmental Justice for All? Mass. High Court Clarifies Application of EJ Policy

January 10, 2023 by Tess Edwards | Leave a Comment

In GreenRoots, Inc. v. Energy Facilities Siting Board, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), for only the second time, had an opportunity to interpret the Environmental Justice Policy (EJ Policy) promulgated by the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA). The first time, in the 2014 case City of Brockton v. Energy Facilities Siting […]

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