The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board has pledged to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks despite also pursuing projects that could hinder those reductions. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury. More DMV News In Virginia’s Internet Corridor, Climate Targets... Read More
One Montgomery Green has created the Clean Headwaters program to increase awareness and understanding of the presence of plastics pollution and what we can do about it. Over the course of six sessions, participants in this project will be doing hands-on community science to determine... Read More
This Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) program provides financial assistance for the purchase of new and converted alternative fueled fleet vehicles registered in the state of Maryland. Specifically, the program provides funding to support the incremental cost to purchase alternative fuel fleet vehicles or convert new... Read More
Modeled after the Master Gardeners program, volunteers receive comprehensive training on energy and water conservation and then participate in a variety of service projects in the community to hone their skills and develop their expertise. Volunteer efforts focus on making improvements to affordable housing apartment... Read More
The District Department of Transportation will receive $9.6 million for 17 vehicles to replace Circulator buses and expand its fleet. Montgomery County won a $15 million award for 13 hydrogen fuel cell buses. The county is also pursuing electric buses charged on a microgrid. Prince... Read More
The State Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Clean Fuels Technical Assistance (CFTA) Program aims to provide eligible local government and municipal fleets with technical assistance as they consider alternative transportation fuel options. Through the CFTA, a technical assistance contractor employed by the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA)... Read More
FEMA is expanding investment in the BRIC’s non-financial Direct Technical Assistance to at least 40 communities in the next grant cycle to help build capacity and capability at the local level. Direct Technical Assistance reduces barriers that prevent some communities from accessing the BRIC program.... Read More
Since President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law more than eight months ago, his Administration has hit the ground running to deliver investments that change people’s lives for the better and get America moving again. Already, over $110 billion has been announced and is headed... Read More
More than 100 residents crisscrossed Montgomery County with high-tech thermometers mounted on their cars, to map out which parts of the county are the hottest. It’s part of a national effort to better understand urban heat islands, and focus more resources on areas that are... Read More
The Residential Clean Energy Rebate Program provides an incentive for Maryland homeowners to purchase and install eligible renewable energy generating systems at their primary place of residence. Eligible system types include solar PV panels, solar shingles, solar hot water, geothermal tied to a ground source... Read More