Large energy companies are suing the state in an attempt to block a new law that was designed to strengthen consumer protections in Maryland’s retail electricity marketplace. See the full story at Maryland Matters. More DMV News Virginia Develops Workforce as Demand for Electrification Grows... Read More
The Chesapeake Bay is cleaner than it used to be but is falling short of 2025 targets for reducing pollution, state and federal officials – including most of Maryland’s congressional delegation – said Wednesday. See the full story at Maryland Matters. More DMV News After... Read More
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has joined a group of nine other Republican governors who are advocating for “energy choice,” intending to “minimize permitting and other regulatory barriers” and “limit expensive energy mandates,” among other goals. Some clean energy advocates said the term is a euphemism for the... Read More
Localities across the commonwealth agree that the costs of buying electric vehicles and chargers can add up quickly, even for some of the most affluent jurisdictions. Local leaders have said state and federal grants have become vital to the transition statewide, but they also believe... Read More
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