Massachusetts Regulations: Pollution

 Greenhouse Gasses

This Act amends the state's Global Warming Solutions Act and directs state agencies to set interim economy-wide greenhouse gas emission limits for certain sectors every five years. It codifies the state's long-term emissions limit of net-zero emissions by 2050 and directs the adoption of 2030 and 2040 emissions limits of at least 50% and 75%, respectively, below 1990 levels. The Act also increases Renewable Portfolio Standard requirements, directs the creation of a municipal opt-in energy building code, addresses environmental justice protections, and directs the procurement of an additional 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind by 2027.

 Speak Up for Wildlife

This legislation would monitor and reduce the use of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs) in Massachusetts to protect wildlife and pets. SGARs are a particularly toxic group of poisons used as a form of rodent control. These poisons, when ingested, prevent the clotting of blood, and cause the animal that ingested it to sustain heavy internal bleeding, which eventually causes death.