A new Maryland law requires the state to slash greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2031 from 2006 levels and to hit an economywide net-zero target in 2045 after the state’s Republican governor declined to veto the bill. See the full story at S&P Global. More... Read More
Seventeen years after its founding, the nation’s first cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases has become a flashpoint across the eastern United States, with lawmakers in two states vowing to exit the program and environmental advocates calling to reform it. See the full story at E&E... Read More
Maryland lawmakers passed an omnibus climate change bill on Thursday designed to give the state some of the most aggressive environmental goals in the country — if the bill survives a veto threat from Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. See the full story at The Washington... Read More
Maryland lawmakers on Monday passed legislation targeting 1% annual energy savings for low-income households by 2026, and requiring the state to make the necessary investments through its Department of Housing and Community Development. See the full story at Utility Dive. More DMV News Virginia Church... Read More
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors devoted its first in-person meeting in more than two years to exploring several concrete actions the region can take together to work toward its shared climate goals. See the full story at COG Newsroom. More... Read More
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 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
Maryland state law requires that every new school facility and full renovation be a high-performance building and meet stringent state and international building codes. In an average year, Maryland’s 24 school districts perform renovation or major maintenance on more than 200 of the state’s 1,400... Read More
A Senate panel on Monday swiftly rejected a Republican proposal to repeal the Virginia Clean Economy Act, a 2020 law that commits the state’s electric grid to decarbonizing by 2050. See the full story at Virginia Mercury. More DMV News Report: More Than a Third... Read More
A Democrat-controlled committee rejected a bill that would have allowed Virginia local governments to adopt stricter energy efficiency codes than the state, with senators fretting it could prevent badly needed affordable housing from being built. See the full story at Virginia Mercury. More DMV News... Read More