The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters.
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The time to speak is now
Plato once stated, “Silence is Consent.” Currently the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating their criteria for Rev. 05 of the ENERGY STAR Multifamily New...
Lawyers take big government to the Supreme Court
“We all get to vote, but the ability to make legislation is no longer in the hands of the people we elect,” Columbia law...
Remembering Earth Day
I know, when people think of U.S. presidents who made significant impacts on the environment, we think of Teddy Roosevelt and the founding of...
What will whole building data reveal?
“Don’t be upset by the results you didn’t get for the work you didn’t do.” --Unknown On January 25, 2024, HUD, the DOE and EPA...
Thar’s Gold in Them Thar Dumpsters!
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently hosted a webcast on managing Scope 3 emissions in commercial real estate. The primary discussion was around trash...
In 2024, resolve to reduce energy loss
We all start the year with resolutions or goals. Some of these goals may be carried over from the prior year. Some are new....
EPA announces new WOTUS rule
On August 29 EPA issued a revised final rule updating their definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The revision was made in...
Infographic: Untethered assumptions
The Power Plant Rule published by EPA in May targets U.S. power produced using coal and natural gas. These sources currently constitute 60 percent...
Incandescent bulbs banned (again)
The Biden Administration has implemented a ban on incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-efficient bulbs, following a years-long bipartisan effort to phase out...
Infographic: The path less sustainable
In May Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan released a 681-page Emissions Program for comment. If implemented, the plan will significantly increase...
Summer of blackouts
Two-thirds of North America could face power shortages this summer during periods of extreme electricity demand and spiking temperatures, the nation’s grid reliability monitor...
Fannie Mae partners with multifamily industry to launch 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey
Fannie Mae announced that it has launched the 2023 Multifamily Energy and Water Survey, a national effort to collect and analyze whole property energy...
Housing groups file legal challenge to new WOTUS rule
NMHC joined 16 other housing groups, infrastructure and agricultural organizations, among others, in filing suit yesterday to challenge the recently released Waters of the U.S....
New EPA rules will discourage critically needed housing production
The National Apartment Association and the National Multifamily Housing Council express their disappointment in a regulation the EPA issued re-defining and expanding what “waters of...
The future of bureaucratic rule: West Virginia v. EPA
Who should make policy? The U.S. Supreme Court just answered that question in a decision with far reaching implications for the apartment industry. The...
