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Mar 7, 2023

Md. bill aims to expand commitment to offshore wind

A Maryland bill aims to modernize the electricity grid to transmit offshore wind energy from the ocean to land.

A man looks out of the window of an office building in Frankfurt, Germany, on Dec. 6, 2022. A new report says climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
Feb 14, 2023

Report: Companies’ climate targets not what they claim to be

Climate commitments by companies aren’t always as green as they seem, a new report concluded.

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Dec 29, 2022

Future of Md. agriculture linked to climate change, reducing pollution

The future of Maryland farming is inextricably linked to scientific advances and pioneering planting methods intended to help conquer challenges related to pollution reduction and climate change.

In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyoming. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)
Dec 21, 2022

Baltimore tells justices climate change lawsuit belongs in state court

Baltimore is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to deny the oil industry’s bid to have the city’s multimillion-dollar climate change lawsuit litigated in federal court.

A flare to burn methane from oil production is seen on a well pad near Watford City, North Dakota, on Aug. 26, 2021. The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Nov 11, 2022

Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil

The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling.

Flooding from Hurricane Isabel washes through the intersection of Aliceanna and South Wolfe streets in Fells Point in 2003. (The Daily Record/Maximilian Franz)
Nov 8, 2022

Hurricane Ian aftermath underscores flood risk to Md. coastal areas

As Florida residents and officials face difficult infrastructure repairs and billions of dollars in damage to property following Hurricane Ian, Marylanders are left to wonder if they could face a similar disaster.

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Sep 19, 2022

Baltimore’s climate change suit against Big Oil heads to Supreme Court again

Baltimore’s multimillion-dollar climate change lawsuit against the oil industry will head to the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, and Competitive Power Ventures CEO Gary Lambert, right, speak at a news conference Sept. 16, 2022, in Charleston, West Virginia. CPV plans to build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in West Virginia. (AP Photo/John Raby)
Sep 19, 2022

Maryland company to build carbon-capturing natural gas plant in West Virginia

A Maryland company announced it will build a natural gas power plant designed to capture climate-changing carbon in West Virginia.

This Oct. 17, 2018, file photo shows a Chevrolet Volt hybrid car charging at a ChargePoint charging station at a parking garage in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Aug 26, 2022

California phasing out gas vehicles in climate change fight

California set itself on a path to end the era of gas-powered cars, with air regulators adopting the world's most stringent rules for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.

In this Wednesday, April 8, 2020, file photo, the sun sets behind an idle pump jack near Karnes City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Aug 18, 2022

Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: oil and gas industry

The climate measure President Joe Biden signed bypasses the administration's concerns about emissions and guarantees new drilling opportunities.

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Aug 4, 2022

McCormick & Co.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets approved

Hunt Valley-basedMcCormick & Company Inc. announced that its emission reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative.

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Jul 20, 2022

Biden announces modest climate actions, pledges more to come

President Joe Biden announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come.