90 percent of Marylanders live in counties hit by weather disasters
Annapolis, Md. -- Ninety percent of Marylanders live in counties recently hit by weather disasters, according to a new interactive weather map created by Environment Maryland using federal government...
View Article90 percent of Marylanders live in counties hit by weather disasters
Annapolis, Md. -- Ninety percent of Marylanders live in counties recently hit by weather disasters, according to a new interactive weather map created by Environment Maryland using federal government...
View Article90 percent of Marylanders live in counties hit by weather disasters
Annapolis, Md. -- Ninety percent of Marylanders live in counties recently hit by weather disasters, according to a new interactive weather map created by Environment Maryland using federal government...
View ArticleReport: wind in Maryland could produce enough power to reduce pollution from...
Baltimore, MD – Carbon pollution equal to that produced by as many as 53,000 cars could be eliminated by 2020 with a moderate growth in wind power in the state, a new report from Environment Maryland...
View ArticleClean water wins as Congress rejects budget rider
Due to overwhelming public support, the Clean Water Rule has now withstood every attack that polluters could muster in Congress - the Barrasso bill, the CRA measure, and now an attempted budget rider....
View ArticleNortheast & Mid-Atlantic states can lead the nation to a clean energy future
WILMINGTON, DEL.– On Tuesday, stakeholders from nine northeastern states will gather for the first time after the Paris Climate Agreement to discuss potential improvements to the Regional Greenhouse...
View ArticleMaryland Should Move Forward with Action on Climate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it will delay implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan – the centerpiece of President Obama’s plans...
View ArticleInteractive map shows local impacts of weather-related disasters
Baltimore, Maryland – Ninety percent of Marylanders live in counties affected recently by weather-related disasters, according to an interactive online map released today by Environment Maryland...
View ArticleGovernor Hogan Signs Landmark Climate Bill Into Law
ANNAPOLIS — At a ceremony in Annapolis today, Governor Larry Hogan signed the landmark Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act of 2016 into law. The bill re-authorizes a 2009 Maryland law that...
View ArticleBaltimore ranks 5th for solar power in the region
Baltimore, Maryland– Baltimore has more solar panels than most major Southern cities, ranking 5th among metropolitan areas in the region analyzed in a new report. Baltimore could improve its ranking by...
View ArticleHoward County sees Big Benefits from Pollution Reduction Program
As the U.S. Court of Appeals prepares to hear arguments on the EPA’s Clean Power Plan later this month, Environment America Research & Policy Center released a report showing that curbing dangerous...
View ArticleEnvironment Maryland Endorses Candidates for 2016 Elections
Environment Maryland announced today their endorsement of four candidates for the 115th Congress. These candidates’ voting histories and their active support of Environment Maryland’s key issues —...
View ArticleAs Baltimore develops a low-income solar program, residents could see more...
Baltimore, MD – Solar panels provide pollution free energy that delivers far reaching benefits to the environment, the electric grid and all ratepayers, said a new report released today by Environment...
View ArticleEnvironment Maryland maps out 50 steps towards carbon-free transportation
Pollution from our nation’s cars, buses, trucks and trains is taking America dangerously off track to meeting climate goals, according to a new report written by Frontier Group and released by...
View ArticleNortheast States Must Take Stronger Action Against Pollution
Baltimore, MD – Today, representatives of nine states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are meeting to discuss taking stronger action to cut global warming pollution. These states, part of a regional...
View ArticleEnvironment Maryland sees progress today as Maryland House overrides Governor...
Annapolis, MD—Today, the Maryland House of Delegates voted 88-51 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2016 (SB 921/HB 1106), which will increase Maryland’s renewable...
View Article546 Leaders Call for Stronger Northeast Climate Pact
546 organizations, businesses, health professionals, lawmakers and community leaders from the Northeast, called on Governor Larry Hogan and other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic governors to strengthen the...
View ArticleBen Grumbles Tours Baltimore Energy Efficiency Project
Secretary of the Environment Ben Grumbles joined climate protection advocates to learn about energy efficiency at the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training (MCVET) today.
View Article"Sheer Reckless Folly"
Today, President Trump signed an executive order rolling back climate progress. The executive order instructs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rewrite the Clean Power Plan, the single...
View ArticleGovernor Hogan could double the benefits of reducing power plant pollution
As the federal government attempts to roll back programs that limit air pollution, seen most recently when yesterday Trump signed an executive order to reverse many Obama-era climate efforts such as...
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