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Moore sides with Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro in dispute over utility bill surge
Moore joined the governors of Illinois, New Jersey and Delaware in sending a letter to federal utility regulators pointing the finger at PJM Interconnect, the regional grid operator, for a looming jump in electricity rates.
Trump executive order signals rough seas ahead for Maryland offshore wind
A Day One order from Trump halts new leases and permits for offshore wind development, but one industry analyst said the step signals the president could take even more aggressive steps to roll back recent progress.
What Trump’s executive orders could mean for Maryland
President Donald Trump’s plans to sign a raft of executive orders Monday will set a dramatically different tone for the next four years in Washington.
Trump executive order could put Maryland’s offshore wind industry in crosshairs
The president-elect has reportedly tasked a New Jersey congressman with drafting an executive order to halt offshore wind development. Just how damaging it could be for plans off the Maryland coast remains to be seen.
Maryland needs more power lines. So why does everybody hate this one?
The electricity interests behind a proposed power line that would cut through 70 miles of mostly rural Maryland are finding that many residents don’t care much for the idea.
Big building owners sue Maryland over efforts to make them go green
Maryland is trying to force its big buildings to go green, but the owners of these properties are fighting back.
Nearly 100 Baltimore-area homes deemed ‘lead-free’ might contain lead
Maryland environmental regulators are suing a Baltimore-based home inspector for illegally certifying dozens of homes as “lead-free.”
The new factory coming to South Baltimore that (almost) no one is talking about
With virtually no fanfare, a Greek-based company called Hellenic Cables has started work on a factory that will employ 120 people in an industrial corner of the city known as Wagner’s Point.
Contested power line seeks permit from Maryland regulators
Though the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project remains in its early stages, the 70-mile power line has been a lightning rod for months.
Maryland sues W.L. Gore over decades of forever chemicals contamination
The state alleges that the manufacturing company, known for its waterproof Gore-Tex jackets, contaminated the air and waters around its Cecil County facilities with toxic forever chemicals for decades, despite understanding their consequences.
A new wildlife refuge in Southern Maryland is the Chesapeake Bay’s first in over 25 years
The Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge would protect up to 40,000 acres, potentially establishing the largest conservation area of this kind in the state.
How can Maryland pay for its climate goals? Maybe by penalizing fossil fuel titans.
A similar “climate superfund” bill was approved by New York lawmakers in June, while Vermont became the first state to institute a law like this one earlier in the year.
Chesapeake Bay states recommit to cleanup as their 2025 deadlines lapse
Governors from each of these “big three” states in the Chesapeake watershed — Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania — have not each attended one of the annual executive council meetings in a decade. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro had planned to attend in person Tuesday but backed out at the last minute, instead attending by video.
As Chesapeake Bay deadlines loom, its ‘big 3’ governors meet in Annapolis
It’s been a decade since governors from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia have each attended the annual bay meeting. It won’t be lost on those in the room that each of these three men could be president one day.
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