Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills for the development of small solar projects and energy storage that had won bipartisan votes and support from Dominion Energy, environmental groups and farm and forestry representatives.
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Ben Carson Takes Heat For Proposed Baltimore County Solar Farm
Baltimore Banner
Solar farms have been a hot potato in Baltimore County since 2018, when County Councilman Wade Kach proposed, then dropped, a moratorium on them. Clean-energy advocates squared off with preservationists in a battle over what was best for the county’s rich soils and pleasant views.
Ocean City Delegation Presses For Federal Offshore Wind Moratorium In Washington Visit
Delmarva Now
The delegation met with U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky to request his assistance in halting Maryland’s offshore wind energy project.
Massive Virginia Offshore Wind Project Presses On With Construction
Canary Media
Dominion said its wind project, the largest under construction in the U.S, will be completed on time — a bright spot for an industry facing turbulence.
Trump Budget Puts Clean-Energy Spending In Crosshairs
Maryland Matters
President Donald Trump’s budget request for the next fiscal year proposes deep cuts to renewable energy programs and other climate spending as the administration seeks to shift U.S. energy production to encourage more fossil fuels and push the focus away from reducing climate change.
National and International News
The Trump Administration Has All But Stopped Enforcing Environmental Laws
Grist
The EPA is the nation’s top environmental cop. In the last few months, the federal agency has significantly scaled back pollution enforcement.
States Sue Over Freeze On Funding For Electric-Vehicle Charging
The New York Times
A lawsuit led by Washington, Colorado and California accuses the Trump administration of unlawfully withholding funds for new charging stations.
Trump Administration Plans To End Popular Energy Star Program
Utility Dive
The program has helped consumers save more than $500 billion in energy costs and 5 trillion kWh since it launched in 1992 under President George H.W. Bush.
States Sue Trump Administration For Blocking The Development Of Wind Energy
AP News
Attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging an executive order Trump signed during his first day in office, pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects both onshore and offshore.
Schools Are Digging Underground For Their Heat — And Saving Money
The Washington Post
Clean energy tax credits have spurred a surge of geothermal projects in K-12 schools across the nation — which may be under threat if the credits are repealed.