Massachusetts High Court Upholds Cap Regulating Electric Sector’s Emissions

Mealey's (September 6, 2018, 12:59 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Sept. 4 affirmed the implementation of caps implemented by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from electric providers, finding that the agency and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs did not exceed their authority (New England Power Generators Association Inc., et al. v. Department of Environmental Protection, et al., No. SJC-12477, Mass. Sup., 2018 Mass. LEXIS 564)....