Congressional co-sponsors of Great American Outdoors Act speak out at...
Sen. Manchin, lead sponsor of the bill in the Senate, spoke to the broad bipartisan support for the bill, and commented on how a desire to protect our nation’s public lands for future generations...
View ArticleStatement: House advances greenest budget in recent memory
The House Appropriations Committee approved funding for a number of important environmental programs Friday as part of the FY21 funding bill for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department...
View ArticleStatement: U.S. House passes major public lands bill
The landmark Great American Outdoors Act now heads to the White House
View ArticleStatement: U.S. House passes major public lands bill
"With today’s passage of this bill, we’re one step away from putting a lock and key on funding that has always been intended for conservation projects -- yet consistently diverted to other purposes....
View ArticleReport: Are Maryland Beaches Safe for Swimming?
New report warns about contaminated water as Congress votes on funding to prevent pollution
View ArticleStatement: Environmental Protection Agency finalizes catastrophic methane rule
The Trump administration finalized New Source Performance Standards Thursday for oil and gas companies. The changes will allow the industry to release methane at sites across the country with little to...
View ArticleStatement: Baltimore Pesticide Ban Heads to Full City Council Vote
The Baltimore City Council Health Committee voted favorably with amendments on CB 20-0495, a comprehensive regulation of pesticides. The bill restricts the use of chlorpyrifos, neonicotinoids, and...
View ArticleRuth Bader Ginsburg
A resolute dedication to democratic ideals coupled with the wisdom to recognize how and when to see the task through to completion: Advocates for all causes would do well to emulate the qualities that...
View ArticleStatement: Maryland steps up by officially implementing foam ban
Maryland’s statewide ban on polystyrene foam cups and containers begins today. In March 2019, Maryland became the first state in the country to pass a foam ban through its state legislature.
View ArticleStatement: Baltimore City Council Passes Ban on Toxic Pesticides
The Baltimore City Council voted in favor of a new comprehensive regulation on pesticides (CB 20-0495). The bill restricts the use of chlorpyrifos, neonicotinoids and glyphosate (the main ingredient in...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: A new blueprint for our oceans would be a sea change for marine...
An ambitious new bill introduced on Tuesday by House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva would change Americans’ relationship with our oceans and aid in our fight against climate change.
View ArticleNew report shows Maryland’s leadership in decade of U.S. renewable energy...
Clean energy is sweeping across America and is poised for more dramatic growth in the coming years.
View ArticleStatement: Trump administration opens new areas to logging in the Tongass...
"Damaging the Tongass in this way is like demolishing a log cabin for kindling to toast marshmallows -- it’s a shockingly short-sighted decision that trades something permanent and wondrous for...
View ArticleStatement: The Trump administration is undermining wildly bipartisan...
"This decision by the Trump administration is a big poke in the eye to the bipartisan coalition that worked together to pass the Great American Outdoors Act."
View ArticleStatement: Trump administration’s rush to open Arctic National Wildlife...
“America is transitioning to a new administration that has already pledged to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We are rapidly transitioning to renewable energy and clean transportation...
View ArticleStatement: Bank of America makes right choice by announcing they will not...
"The coastal plain of this iconic natural jewel is an irreplaceable area. It is home to endangered polar bears and the calving ground of the porcupine caribou herd. Considering the refuge’s unique role...
View ArticleStatement: Trump administration makes an unseemly attempt to jam through oil...
“This move by the Trump administration is the latest outrage in its treatment of the Arctic Refuge. With an ‘everything must go’ mentality, they are attempting to jam through sales on some of our most...
View ArticleNew report highlights green infrastructure at hospital as part of national...
In Maryland and across America, the systems that should manage wastewater and stormwater are outdated and failing, according to a new report from Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center....
View ArticleStatement: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service punts on decision to list monarch...
"It’s horrifying that the monarch’s population has fallen so low; it’s great to hear that the Fish and Wildlife Service, after conducting an ‘intensive, thorough review,’ agrees that the monarch...
View ArticleStatement: Major deal on federal energy bill moves U.S. forward on renewables...
Congress struck a last-minute bipartisan deal on a major energy bill expected to pass on Monday as part of the omnibus package to fund the federal government. The energy bill includes increased funding...
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