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MD cabinet members send concerns to DHS about ICE detention project
Three Maryland cabinet members signed a letter to Homeland Security and ICE expressing concerns about plans to convert a warehouse into an immigrant detention facility.
MD challenges ICE warehouse purchase over environmental, health concerns
Public health and environmental concerns are among the reasons cited by Maryland's lawsuit over ICE purchasing a Washington County warehouse to serve as an immigrant detention center.
US Supreme Court to hear bid by oil companies to toss climate suits
The US Supreme Court will hear an appeal by ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy to dismiss a Colorado climate change lawsuit seeking damages for mitigation costs.
Brown sues Trump admin over planned Washington County ICE facility
Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown sued the Trump administration to halt construction of a $102.4 million ICE detention center in Washington County.
MD, states sue Trump administration over funding for clean energy projects
Maryland and 12 other states are suing the federal government to force it to pay out grants approved by Congress for clean energy projects.
Pumps installed to divert sewage spill from Potomac River in MD
D.C. Water crews have installed high-powered pumps in Maryland in an effort to divert sewage after part of a major pipeline collapsed.
Judge orders consent decree to resolve Frederick oil spill
A Frederick County judge entered a consent decree to finish environmental remediation after a 2021 diesel oil spill.
Judge rejects Gore’s bid to limit MD residents’ participation in PFAS lawsuit
A federal court allowed an Elkton couple to intervene in Maryland’s lawsuit against W.L. Gore for alleged toxic chemical releases.
Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate-related financial risk
A U.S. appeals court paused a California law requiring large companies to report on how climate change could hurt them financially.
EPA moves to limit scope of wetlands covered by clean water law
The EPA is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers.
US Wind, facing ‘existential threat’ from Trump, seeks order allowing Ocean City wind project
The Baltimore-based US Wind said the government’s efforts to stop the Ocean City wind farm could force it into bankruptcy.
Residents push back against Baltimore County landfill plans to send more runoff to watershed
Pushback is growing against an effort by a landfill in Baltimore County to double the amount of leachate it discharges into two nearby rivers.
