The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments met on Wednesday, March 9, for the first in-person meeting since the pandemic. The group discussed regional goals, including climate goals, and how each connects to one another. See the full story at Local DMV. More DMV News County... Read More
The Maryland Energy Administration FY22 Clean Fuels Incentive Program (CFIP) 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... Read More
The 2022 Solarize NoVA programs will be launching in April. To date, their efforts have led to 714 solar power system installations, totaling 6.3 MW of capacity, and valued at over $17 million. There is no cost to the resident or business to consider participating... Read More
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) FY22 Streetlight and Outdoor Lighting Efficiency (SOLE) Pilot program will make grants available to eligible entities to defray the cost of replacing outdated, less efficient pole-mounted fixtures used for street lighting, parking lot illumination, parks, athletic fields, and other outdoor... Read More
EPA compiles and publishes annual state-by-state GHG data consistent with the national Inventory and international reporting guidelines, meaning state GHG totals when summed, will equal totals in the national Inventory. To learn more about the data and this resource, visit EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions page.... Read More
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report assesses the impacts of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It also reviews vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to... Read More
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), in partnership with the Interagency Commission on School Construction (IAC), is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Decarbonizing Public Schools Pilot Program to help Local Education Agencies (LEAs) develop capacity and advance strategies for promoting clean and efficient... Read More
The City of Frederick lowered its monthly electricity usage by more than 2 percent and planted more than 500 new trees in 2021, even as some aldermen express concern that the city needs to do more to fight the effects of climate change. See the... Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has an online tool, with recently added data sets and functionality. This tool provides an easy way to better understand county resilience in terms of flood hazards, critical facilities, jobs, businesses, and more. Users choose their county and... Read More
ICLEI has announced an incredible opportunity to develop and deploy highly visible and replicable projects, which demonstrate innovation in local climate action that is community led, data driven, and lasting. Made possible through funding from Google.org, ICLEI is accepting expressions of interest from nonprofit and... Read More