While temperatures have soared across the D.C. region for the last few weeks, it feels hotter in some neighborhoods than in those around them. See the full story at WTOP News. More DMV News Environmental Lawyers Share How Chevron Doctrine’s Overturning Impacts Virginia Virginia Mercury While the... Read More
State agencies and local governments in current or former specific air quality non-attainment, ozone attainment, and/or maintenance areas may be reimbursed for incremental costs to transition to alternative fuels such as electric, natural gas, or propane autogas. Agencies and local governments are encouraged to apply.... Read More
Governor Wes Moore announced that the Maryland Energy Administration is awarding $6 million for new projects through the Solar Energy Equity Program. The awards will help increase access to clean, renewable energy for Marylanders with low to moderate incomes who live in underserved or overburdened... Read More
The average hottest summer month is here for the D.C. area, following a June that already delivered significant summer heat and dryness. See the full story at the Washington Post. More DMV News New Laws Expand Solar Access for Virginians VPM Dominion Energy’s shared solar... Read More
In Kingman Park, the heat was especially acute. That’s because this Northeast Washington neighborhood is a “heat island,” an urbanized area with less tree coverage and green space that experiences higher temperatures than surrounding locations. When neighborhoods have more impervious surfaces, such as buildings, sidewalks,... Read More
Idle electric vehicles could be a source of energy for other uses when not being driven, and Pepco has partnered with Toyota to research “vehicle-to-grid” technology. See the full story at WTOP News. More DMV News More Electric Vehicle Charging Could Come to Alexandria Parks... Read More
Maryland and federal officials signed an agreement Friday pledging cooperation as they move forward on planning for off-shore wind power projects. The five-page memorandum of understanding will help expand the “green and growing” economic agenda of the Biden-Harris administration, Gov. Wes Moore said at the... Read More
The average Dominion Energy Virginia residential customer will soon see a charge of about $4.50 dropped from their bills. The fee was being collected to recover costs through the state’s participation in the regional carbon market, which Virginia is no longer a part of. See... Read More
Maryland is one of 21 states joining a push by the Biden administration to modernize America’s aging electric grid, which is under pressure from growing demand, a changing power-generation mix that includes lots of wind and solar, and severe weather. See the full story at... Read More
This March, Loudoun County, a suburb of Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia that is home to the greatest concentration of data centers in the world, made an unexpected move: It rejected a proposal to let a company build a bigger data center than existing zoning... Read More