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Wetlands and Waters of the United States

Giving Clarity to WOTUS

“When it comes to wetlands, interpreting the Rules of the Clean Water Act can be as clear as mud. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin emphasized, in his NARUC Summer Policy Summit fireside chat with NARUC President Tricia Pridemore, the need for clarification addressing Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and their definition.”
Byline: 

Mary-Anna Holden and Butch Howard

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Mass DPU: David Lyons

General Counsel

“The Legislature amended the Department’s authorizing statute a few years ago to encompass both equity and greenhouse gas emission reductions, in addition to safety, security, reliability, and affordability.”
Byline: 

David Lyons

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Affordable Grid Modernization, Part II

Advanced Conductors for New Transmission Buildout

“Next-gen advanced conductors can optimize new lines, often enabling fewer, shorter structures while providing capacity headroom for future demand growth. Take a closer look at how advanced conductors make new-build transmission projects excel for grid operators and customers alike.”
Byline: 

Jason Huang

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Mass DPU: Siting Board, Environmental Justice, Public Participation

Directors

“The 2024 Climate Act charges the Division of Public Participation with assisting stakeholders to navigate prefiling engagement and outreach requirements for Siting Board proceedings. We are working on regulations and guidance to ensure consistency in prefiling outreach requirements across projects.”
Byline: 

Andy Greene and Veena Dharmaraj

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New Tools for Flexibly Integrating Generation and Load

IREC

“For years, utilities have expressed concern that DERs do not respond to grid conditions. These approaches are our chance to enable that, to make load and generation more collaborative and reduce the total amount of grid investment needed.”
Byline: 

Vaughan Woodruff and Sky Stanfield

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Mass DPU: Rail Transit Safety

Director

“How can I take some of the tragedies and look systemically across the state and say, ‘Where do we have these issues?’ Also how, from the regulator’s perspective, can we build an oversight that balances proactive approaches, utilizes data, so we’re able to get ahead of incidents that claim a lot of lives every year.”
Byline: 

Robert Hanson

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Mass DPU: Clean Energy, DG, Resilience

Directors, Ombudsperson

“My Division is tasked with the transition to a clean energy system. It’s specifically as we transition off natural gas. There are challenges. Safety and reliability are paramount. Massachusetts is leading the way on several issues. We don’t often have somebody we can look to for answers.”
Byline: 

Brian Ritzinger, Katie Zilgme, Tracy Dyke Redmond

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Mass DPU: Communications

Director

“Since our work at the DPU is related to people’s everyday lives without them truly knowing it, we make sure we’re communicating effectively through a combination of print media, social media, and our website.”
Byline: 

Alanna Kelly

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