Sign In
Free Newsletter
Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in crosshairs of Justice Department
An executive order from President Donald Trump raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws.
MD among states eyeing ‘green’ transit projects as Trump threatens cuts
As the administration targets green energy projects, Maryland is among states banding together to advance those priorities on their own.
Supreme Court rejects effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states
The Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states.
Study says climate change will even make Earth’s orbit a mess
Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds.
Confronting the climate crisis
Another Earth Day has come and gone. April 22 marked the 54th anniversary of the first Earth Day, which was held to bring public awareness to the threats posed by […]
Md. climate legislation’s impact on providers
Every health care provider rents or owns the space in which they treat patients. Therefore, every Maryland health care provider will be significantly impacted by Maryland’s very aggressive climate legislation. […]
Baltimore’s climate change lawsuit returns to city court after long jurisdictional fight
A multimillion-dollar lawsuit that accuses oil companies of misleading the public about fossil fuels' effects on the climate is back in Baltimore City Circuit Court.
New conservation goal for Md. state buildings could cut energy costs by $20M
An updated conservation goal requires Maryland to decrease energy usage in state-owned buildings 20% by 2031, up from a previous goal of 10% by 2029.
EPA proposes 1st limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
The Biden administration proposed new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.
California passes 1st-in-nation emissions rules for trains
California approved a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Supreme Court denies appeal from Big Oil, sending Baltimore climate change suit to state court
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a jurisdictional question from oil companies fighting a multimillion-dollar lawsuit brought by Baltimore over climate change.
Federal court tosses California gas ban, but wider impact is unclear
It's unclear what kind of impact a federal appellate court's ruling to overturn a first-in-the-nation natural gas ban from 2019 in Berkeley, California will have.
