Montgomery Parks is expanding its solar initiative, with a goal of doubling the park system’s solar energy production over the next five years.
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Maryland’s Climate Ambitions in Question After Turbulent Legislative Session
Inside Climate News
Environmental leaders in Maryland are reeling from a challenging 2025 legislative session that left them questioning whether the state can still meet its clean energy and emissions reduction targets in the wake of policy rollbacks and carve-outs approved by lawmakers.
Closure Of Maryland’s Last Coal Power Plant May Be Pushed To 2029
The Bay Journal
The owner of Maryland’s last coal-fired power plant had proposed shutting down the financially underperforming facility by June of this year. Then came a red light from the region’s power grid operator, PJM Interconnection.
Will Special Rate Classes Protect Va. Residents From The Costs Of Serving Data Centers?
Virginia Mercury
The proposals reflect a growing consensus that ordinary residents should not be forced to bear the cost of building new infrastructure needed only because of data centers. Moreover, if data centers close up shop before the costs of the new infrastructure are fully paid for, residents should not get stuck paying off these now-stranded assets.
Time To Pull The Plug On Utility-Run EV Charger Program
Maryland Matters
The utilities vowed these stations would match the reliability of their electric grid. Instead, they’ve delivered a charging disaster. Now, they want four more years — and more ratepayer cash — to keep it limping along.
National and International News
Trump Is Killing The Country’s Clean-Energy Manufacturing Momentum
Canary Media
In the first three months of this year, firms canceled nearly $8 billion worth of U.S. clean energy projects, mostly factories, in a dramatic turn from the Biden era.
Climate Leaders Warn About Potential Trump Action Against Environmental Groups
Inside Climate News
Leading climate action advocates spoke out Monday against anticipated moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to strip the nonprofit status of groups who have been at the front line of the fight against its rollbacks of environmental protection.
A Mass Exodus Begins At The Energy Department
Canary Media
It’s been nearly three months since the Trump administration began sending out “fork in the road” emails offering deferred resignation deals to thousands of federal employees. Now, it’s becoming clear how those departures could reshape the Department of Energy.
Trump Is Bypassing Community Input To Fast-Track Energy Projects That Risk Pollution
Grist
In his first 100 days, Trump has slashed the environmental processes safeguarding the nation’s energy projects.
Scientists Say They Can Calculate The Cost Of Oil Giants’ Role In Global Warming
Washington Post
The new analysis could fuel an emerging legal fight. The authors, Dartmouth associate professor Justin Mankin and Chris Callahan, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, say their model can determine a specific company’s share of responsibility over any time period.