While the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore continues to set records in terms of the amount of cargo moving through the port, it is also being recognized for its efforts helping the environment. In 2017, the port was named ...

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Solar energy usage in Baltimore is growing, according to a report from Environment America. Baltimore’s installed solar capacity grew from 7 megawatts to 11 megawatts from 2015 to 2016, according to “Shining Cities: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Environment Maryland will join federal and local officials in Maryland to unveil a new extreme weather map. Rep. John Sarbanes is scheduled to attend the event on Thursday in Annapolis. The interactive map will show that 90 percent ...

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Environment Maryland says land-based wind power projects in Maryland produced enough electricity to power more than 29,000 homes in 2013.

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As a Baltimore County lawmaker and statewide environmental advocate drove a demonstrative lap around a Charles Village block in an electric car Wednesday, whatever sound made by the Nissan Leaf was drowned by louder vehicles rumbling south on St. Paul Street.

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Environment Maryland says more than 215 groups have written to the Obama administration supporting development of offshore wind power. Environment Maryland says the groups represent environmental, conservation, clean energy and business interests. The letter says the groups are encouraged by ...

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A new report says industrial facilities dumped 1.4 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Maryland waterways in 2010, mostly in the Baltimore area. The report was released Thursday by Environment Maryland, which said it obtained the figures from Environmental Protection ...

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ANNAPOLIS — A coalition of Maryland environmental groups is calling for a four-fold increase in the so-called flush fee for sewage and septic system upgrades. A state task force is considering recommending a doubling of the $30 fee in 2013, ...

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Environmentalists and union leaders plan to gather in Baltimore to push for offshore wind power off Maryland’s coast. The town hall forum is scheduled Wednesday night at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Supporters say offshore wind power can provide clean energy ...

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A majority of Marylanders are willing to shell out more for electricity to buy power from offshore wind farms, according to a poll released Monday by a coalition of environmental groups. The survey’s respondents were asked, “Please indicate whether you ...

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