Many states in PJM, along with the utilities that operate in the organization, are pursuing aggressive clean energy goals. And what happens at those committee meetings can help or hinder those efforts. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury. More DMV News Md. Lawmakers... Read More
Clean energy advocates and some state regulators are pushing for a more holistic, forward-looking approach that evaluates options besides traditional transmission lines and better incorporates the policy goals of PJM states, particularly those, like Maryland and a handful of others, that have set aggressive decarbonization... Read More
Groups looking to plant trees in “overburdened, underserved communities” in Maryland can apply to receive funding for their project through a new grant fund. See the full story on The Baltimore Fishbowl. More DMV News Chesapeake Bay Foundation Court Filing Supports Legal Effort to Keep... Read More
According to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, lawmakers are considering several bills aimed at preserving trees in Virginia that have garnered bipartisan support. See the full story on 13-News Now. More DMV News Maryland Insulators Union Receives Training Grant from Dept. of Energy WUSA-9 Expanding need... Read More
The proposal — part of a larger $5.84 billion six-year capital improvement program that the executive is required to submit to the Montgomery County Council every two years — would represent a tripling of the expedited bus service that the county rolled out on U.S.... Read More
The ease, affordability, and excitement of riding an e-bike compared with other modes of transportation has unleashed a tsunami of state and local level incentives across America. With the release of a report by Alexandria city officials last month indicating the city’s intent to launch its own... Read More
What excavators unearthed at the site of the African American museum in 2012 was not only the long-forgotten topography of the nation’s capital, but a subterranean geology that, two centuries later, determines the city’s vulnerability to catastrophic flooding as climate change intensifies storms, rainfall and... Read More
The DC PACE Program and Twain Community Partners III LLC are proud to announce the successful closing of $6.1 million in financing to deliver energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades to transform an existing, underutilized office building into a 105-key boutique hotel. The Canal House of Georgetown will... Read More
In an attempt to create more clean energy, Catholic University will open the largest solar array in D.C. next March. See the full story at NBC Washington. More DMV News Md. Health Officers: Climate Change Could Create the ‘Next Pandemic,’ Urge Local Officials to Prep... Read More
Fast-forward to the year 2045: D.C.’s streets are dramatically quieter, with residents heading to work on zippy electric buses and on a vast network of connected bike lanes; solar panels are everywhere, sucking up the sun’s energy and powering homes and offices; and just about... Read More