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Supreme Court to decide Climate Change Case

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Mayor and City Council of Baltimore , a much watched climate change case. The plaintiff is the municipal government of Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore and the other state and local governments are ignoring this settled law about claims for climate change and attempting to end run this precedent by suing in state courts.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The bill also establishes liability protections for MDE and the State. It is unclear how this impacts State enforcement of these toxic groundwater contaminants through the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act as well as State liability? HB 619 Maryland law and regulations are today silent with regard to PFAS including PFOA.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

Green Building Law Update

The bill also establishes liability protections for MDE and the State. A water infrastructure “asset owner” must reimburse MDE for costs incurred, and a lien must be established for nonpayment under specified circumstances. HB 619 Maryland law and regulations are today silent with regard to PFAS including PFOA.

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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE

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It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years. The credit is 20 percent of the actual costs limited to the employer’s income tax liability.

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Feature Story: 2016 Economic Development Awards

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We chose three winners for our Achievement in Logistics award: the Port of Baltimore and the Port of Virginia , both of which are being honored for their readiness in preparing for the opening later this year of the expanded Panama Canal; and the CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Illinois, North America’s largest inland port.

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