Maryland Poised to Make History in the Race for Offshore Wind
During what has become dubbed as “Wind Week” environmental advocates, business leaders, and local stakeholders up and down the Atlantic coast have joined in the release of a new offshore wind report...
View ArticleThe Cost of Fracking: Environment Maryland Documents the Dollars Drained by...
Firing a new salvo in the ongoing debate over the gas drilling practice known as “fracking,” Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center today released a report documenting a wide range of...
View ArticleMore than 35,000 Call for Strong Factory Farm Pollution Limits
More than 35,000 residents of Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and other states have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set strong limits on factory...
View ArticleAs Clock Winds Down in Congress, Coalition Calls for Action on Wind Power
As Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath prompt more Marylanders to call for action to tackle global warming and the rise in extreme weather, Environment Maryland released a new Environment Maryland...
View ArticleCritical Wind Tax Credits Extended in "Fiscal Cliff" Deal
Today President Obama is expected to sign into law a bill that extends key tax credits for wind power and averts the “fiscal cliff.” The main federal incentives for wind power – the renewable energy...
View ArticleMaryland and Other Northeast States Plan Deeper Cuts in Power Plant Pollution
Power plant pollution in the Northeast would decline by more than 20 percent in the next decade under a plan announced today by Maryland’s and other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states’ environmental and...
View ArticleMaryland and Nearby States Can Make Huge Dent in Climate-Altering Pollution
If the ten Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states from Maryland to Maine were a country, they would be the tenth largest emitter of climate-altering carbon pollution in the world, according to a report...
View Article2013 a Major Boom for Clean Energy, Bust for Many Other Issues
After the 2013 session of Maryland’s General Assembly concluded yesterday, Environment Maryland Director Tommy Landers issued a statement along with a roundup of the environmental legislation we...
View ArticleEvery Single Maryland County Hit By At Least One Recent Weather Disaster
After another year in which many parts of the country were hit by scorching heat, devastating wildfires, crippling drought, severe storms and record flooding, a new Environment Maryland Research &...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s Climate Plan a Clear Victory for Maryland, Future Generations
Today, President Obama announced a climate plan that will set limits on carbon pollution from power plants, advance energy efficiency and increase the nation’s commitment to renewable energy....
View ArticleNew Report: Maryland Ranks 12th in the Nation in Solar Power
BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center released Lighting the Way: What We Can Learn from America’s Top 12 Solar States, a new report highlighting the solar energy boom...
View ArticleAs Maryland pursues climate solutions, power plants are nation's biggest...
Baltimore, MD - As the one year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy nears, a new report from Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center sheds light on the largest contributors to global warming...
View ArticleObama Administration Should Use Sound Science to Protect Maryland’s Waterways
Baltimore, MD – Today the Obama administration has taken a significant step forward in clarifying the science connecting America’s waterways and the drinking water for millions across the country. The...
View ArticleNo New Dirty Power Plants Under EPA Standard
Baltimore, MD – On the heels of Hurricane Sandy, the third largest wildfire in California history and devastating, record-breaking floods in Colorado, the Obama administration proposed a major new rule...
View ArticleFracking by the Numbers: New Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center...
Annapolis, MD — Today, a new Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center report called “Fracking by the Numbers” measures the damage being done by dirty drilling across the country. Even as a...
View ArticleWind Energy Could Yield Major Environmental Benefits for Maryland– Reducing...
Baltimore, MD—Maryland has the potential to reap huge environmental benefits from the development of offshore wind, according to a new report released today by Environment Maryland. If state and...
View ArticleMassive Conservation Coalition Calls for Bold Action to Advance Offshore Wind...
Baltimore, MD--With critical federal tax incentives set to expire on December 31, several local, state and national organizations joined Environment Maryland, the National Wildlife Federation , and...
View ArticleMaryland Takes Action to Reduce Climate-Altering Carbon Pollution
Annapolis, MD—On January 6th, the State of Maryland finalized improvements to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a pioneering effort to clean up climate-altering carbon pollution from power...
View ArticleDeath by a Thousand Cuts
Baltimore, MD – As Congress approaches another deadline on the federal budget, a new Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center analysis, entitled Death by a Thousand Cuts, exposes the...
View ArticleShalefield Stories: Residents on the Frontlines of Fracking Tell Their...
Baltimore, MD— As Maryland considers whether the dirty drilling practice known as “fracking” should be allowed, residents next door in Pennsylvania today recounted their stories of illness, water...
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