The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded $3.9 million to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. See the full story at COG Newsroom. More DMV News Youngkin Appoints Environmental Justice... Read More
As global temperatures continue to rise at a dangerous rate, so does the number of air conditioning units in use. Researchers at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Energy Engineering have been working for years on Department of Energy-funded projects to implement technologies that may... Read More
Today, Alexandria sees an average of between 37 and 70 overflows at each of its four combined sewer outfalls annually. Under the new system, those numbers are expected to drop to anywhere between less than one and 2.3 annually. See the full story at Inside... Read More
The win means Dominion Energy has the potential to produce up to another 4 gigawatts of electricity, enough to power up to 1.4 million homes, directly adjacent to its $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project currently being built. See the full story in the... Read More
Maryland’s clean-energy future—and maybe the clean-energy future of the U.S. and the entire world—is being developed in a lab in Beltsville, using battery technology developed just down the road at the University of Maryland. See the full story at Maryland Matters. More DMV News Costs... Read More
As the region experiences unusually dry conditions that are expected to persist despite recent rainfall, a Drought Watch was implemented today by the Drought Coordination Committee of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). Residents and businesses in the metropolitan Washington region are being asked... Read More
As the state scrambles for the billions of dollars it will need to meet its ambitious climate mandates, state officials and environmental groups cast the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grants as good news — and a momentum-builder as the state seeks to develop a clean... Read More
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