Join WRISE Executive Director, Kristen Graf, and Senior Manager, Operations and Programs, E'Lon Cohen Hall for an online Town Hall during WRISE Week. We'll highlight the latest in new WRISE events and programs, discuss their visions for the future, and of course there will be plenty of time for questions and ideas from all of […]
EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment Webinar: Beneficial Use Determinations – An Effective (but underutilized?) Tool This EBC Site Remediation and Redevelopment webinar will focus on Beneficial Use Determinations (BUD) and their efficacy and use in spurring redevelopment, minimizing waste, and improving environmental conditions. Many redevelopment projects generate waste streams that require careful management, processing, and […]
The New England states are developing criteria for incorporating Environmental Justice concerns into project planning and permitting. This ½ day webinar will include a panel of state regulators providing the perspective from state governments in New England on Environmental Justice, followed by a panel of practitioners providing their outlook on how the new focus on […]
Attend this EBC Rhode Island Webinar to hear from leaders at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management discuss what their top environmental enforcement priorities were for 2020 and what direction regulatory enforcement will take in Rhode Island for 2021 and beyond. Representatives will present on: Overview of enforcement initiatives for 2020 and 2021 Overview […]
NECEC is excited to announce the second event in its Connecting Regions on the Road to COP26 series: Decarbonizing Our Cities & Buildings. This event series is sponsored by National Grid, a Principal Partner for COP26, and is part of NECEC’s Emerging Trend Series. To meet the ambitious carbon reduction goals needed to stay on a well […]
Clean energy investment is critical to meeting the United States’ goals of 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Financing of clean energy can rely on a variety of investment sources, including grants, tax credits, and institutional investors ranging from venture capitalists to utilities. Significant investment in the space […]
In the morning session, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will provide an up-to-the-minute report on efforts in the US Senate to secure funding to address climate resiliency, with a focus on topics of particular interest to New England. Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-1), a member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, has been invited to […]
EBC Third Annual New England Climate Change and Resiliency Summit – Afternoon Session Climate change changes everything. Environmental, economic, and social systems are both driving and responding to climate change. The third annual EBC New England Regional Climate Change and Resiliency Summit will provide cutting-edge and actionable insights into ways in which climate change is […]
Among Maine’s 800,000 homes and businesses, more than 75,000 high-performance, cold-climate, air source heat pumps have been installed. The rate of market activity has accelerated to 20,000 heat pumps installed in the past year, keeping the 1,000-plus registered Maine heat pump contractors booked 30-60 days out for most of the last 12 months. Maine is […]
NECA’s series on “The critical role of energy storage in decarbonization” is pleased to announce a special follow-up event with Maine’s Sen. Maj. Leader Eloise Vitelli, the sponsor of recent storage legislation. In June, Maine enacted and the Governor signed a new law establishing state energy storage goals and supporting policies, becoming only the 9th state to […]
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