Top officials from all the Chesapeake Bay states and the federal government gathered in Annapolis Tuesday to reiterate their commitment to cleaning up the historically and economically critical estuary and strengthening the decade-long partnership that has helped improve the Bay’s health — even if that... Read More

The U.S. Climate Alliance seeks a highly motivated Federal & External Affairs Associate to help manage the coalition’s engagement with the federal government and external partners as we approach the next major inflection point in U.S. climate leadership. At the Federal level, new opportunities and... Read More

The share of residents working from home in the D.C. area almost quadrupled between 2019 and 2022 at its peak, according to Coworking Magazine — and that may have had a positive environmental impact across the region. See the full story at WTOP News. More... Read More

Maryland Environmental Service (MES) has an opening for an Agency Grants Specialist III within the Technical and Environmental Services (TES) Group supporting the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) in Baltimore, MD. The MES team providing on-site support to MEA is a vital component of the collaborative... Read More

A report by the Beyond Gas Coalition claims that 63% of kitchens tested in Montgomery County exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) health standard for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels. See the full story at WUSA9. More DMV News Rural Virginia Co-ops, Developer Granted $1.1 Million to Build... Read More

This one-year pilot program will provide payments based on the number of pounds of pollution actually removed or prevented. Any business, nonprofit, government entity, or individual may apply for grants ranging from $100,000 to $7.5 million to reduce the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution... Read More

The position is responsible for ensuring compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) to detect and eliminate pollutants from discharging into the County’s waters. A key function of this position is working collaboratively with residents and businesses... Read More

The Circuit Court of Floyd County ruled that the regulatory action removing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was “unlawful and without effect.” The court explained that the “only body with the authority to repeal the RGGI Regulation would be the General Assembly… because... Read More

EPA has selected 11 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers (i.e., Grantmakers) that will receive $600 million to serve as pass-through entities nationwide through the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program (EJ TCGM) cooperative agreements. For more information about this funding opportunity, visit the EPA’s Grantmaking... Read More

Leading tech firm Google, which has invested over $4 billion in Virginia and owns three data center campuses in the northern region of the state, co-hosted a private meeting in Richmond Tuesday alongside the state’s energy department to talk about how electric grid investments can meet data... Read More