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Moore puts extra pot of cash toward green projects
Gov. Wes Moore announced plans for spending $90 million on reducing carbon pollution in Maryland, using an unexpected pot of money to fight what he called “environmental injustice.”
As flood plans come to fruition, climate experts say they’ll quickly be inadequate
City Dock floods more than 50 times a year, often forcing business owners along Dock Street to close up shop.
Lawmakers, advocates tout Chesapeake Bay education and funding bill in hearing
The bill would reauthorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Chesapeake Bay office for the first time since 2006.
Breezy day demonstrates POWER of wind energy at rally
Maryland has four offshore wind projects approved – enough to power 600,000 average homes by 2026.
Unpredictable cherry blossom bloom underscores climate change concerns
Some cherry blossom trees across the region had flowers by Valentine’s Day this year, triggering climate change concerns for some.
Disastrous Pakistan floods shock villagers, UMD alum
Over the course of a month, floodwaters in Pakistan rose about 5 to 10 feet, destroying villages, killing livestock and thousands of people and displacing millions in search of shelter and clean drinking water.
Days after the midterms, Biden reinforces climate pledges at global summit
At the climate summit, leaders of developing nations have been discussing the role the industrialized countries play in causing climate change and who should be paying to help the poorer countries offset the damage.
Hurricane Ian aftermath underscores flood risk to Maryland coastal areas
In 2022 alone, Maryland landowners have received nearly $8 million in National Flood Insurance Program payments, economic aid overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. That’s the fifth-highest total in the United States.
Maryland Democrats pass climate bill after years of setbacks
The bill, which aims to significantly curtail the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and sets it on a path for net zero emissions by 2045, cleared the legislature on a party-line vote.