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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Office of Climate Change Assistance for Small Businesses - Establishment [HB-493]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Office of Climate Change Assistance for Small Businesses in the Department of Commerce; authorizing the Office to assist small businesses with issues related to a transition to advanced clean energy and to development of certain climate resilience strategies; and requiring the Office to identify industries impacted by a transition to advanced clean energy, identify certain areas of concern to small businesses, and report its findings to the Governor, the Secretary, and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2024.
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Gettr Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Attorney General – Climate Change Actions – Authorization [HB-347]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds accountable a publicly traded entity with market capitalization greater than $1,000,000,000 or its subsidiaries for any tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; and authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel on a contingency fee basis to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a certain determination.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment and Energy - Investment in Communities With Low- to Moderate-Income Households [HB-310]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2023, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit communities with low- to moderate-income households, starting with fiscal year 2025; requiring the Department to conduct public information-gathering sessions in different areas of the State to solicit input; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [HB-284]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer responsibility program for packaging materials and to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to procure a statewide recycling needs assessment; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement [SB-250]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Air Pollution. [HB-1147]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the operation of leaf blowers or string trimmers that are powered using two-stroke engines. Establishes penalties.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [SB-222]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Air Pollution. [SB-728]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
Beginning 1/1/2027, prohibits the operation of leaf blowers or string trimmers that are powered using two-stroke engines. Establishes penalties.
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Hawaii 2023 Regular Session
Relating To Pollution Abatement. [SB-445]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Increases civil penalties for the violation of various pollution provisions. Establishes and appropriates funds for an environmental health specialist position within the clean water branch of the department of health. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement [HB-147]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years.
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT proposing to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky relating to the environment. [HB-140]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to establish a right of the people to have a healthy environment, including a right to clean air, pure water, and ecologically healthy habitats; declare the Commonwealth's natural resources, among them its air, water, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of all people, including generations yet to come; establish that as trustee of the environment and its natural resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all people; provide
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Kentucky 2023 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to soil conservation and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-94]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 262 to establish a Healthy Soils Program and a Healthy Soils Program fund in the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Conservation; require the department to provide technical advice and assistance and to assist with soil health assessments and soil health plans; require the commissioner to approve applications for grants and other types of financial assistance under the Healthy Soils Program; authorize the department to promulgate administrative regulations to implement the Healthy Soils Program and the
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Urge Congress/Oppose New SEC Rule [HJR-1172]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Urge Congress/Oppose New SEC Rule
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability [HB-1095]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Revise Motor Vehicle Emission Laws [HB-1142]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
Revise Motor Vehicle Emission Laws
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
NC Working Families Act [HB-1136]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Poverty ]
NC Working Families Act
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
Investments in Coastal Priorities [HB-1151]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Investments in Coastal Priorities
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North Carolina 2021-2022 Session
2022 Governor's Budget [SB-792]
[Budget and Spending ]
2022 Governor's Budget
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Urging The Department Of Health To Prioritize Testing And Research Of Beach Sand Contamination Levels At Pokai Bay And Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Prioritize Renovations Of The Restroom Facilities At Pokai Bay. [SCR-235]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
Urging The Department Of Health To Prioritize Testing And Research Of Beach Sand Contamination Levels At Pokai Bay And Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Prioritize Renovations Of The Restroom Facilities At Pokai Bay.
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Hawaii 2022 Regular Session
Urging The Department Of Health To Prioritize Testing And Research Of Beach Sand Contamination Levels At Pokai Bay And Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Prioritize Renovations Of The Restroom Facilities At Pokai Bay. [HCR-163]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
Urging The Department Of Health To Prioritize Testing And Research Of Beach Sand Contamination Levels At Pokai Bay And Requesting The City And County Of Honolulu Department Of Parks And Recreation To Prioritize Renovations Of The Restroom Facilities At Pokai Bay.