News Release | Environment Maryland

2013 a Major Boom for Clean Energy, Bust for Many Other Issues

After the 2013 session of Maryland’s General Assembly concluded yesterday, Environment Maryland Director Tommy Landers issued a statement along with a roundup of the environmental legislation we followed most closely.

News Release | Environment Maryland

Offshore Wind and Manure Management Regulations Top Environment Maryland’s Legislative Agenda for 2012

The full agenda outlines the Environment Maryland’s plans to restore the Chesapeake Bay, repower Maryland with clean energy, reduce global warming pollution, protect the state from natural gas drilling, preserve Maryland’s open spaces, and improve Marylanders’ quality of life.

News Release | Environment Maryland

Groups Use Stadium to Highlight Massive Chicken Manure Problem, as State Wavers on Stronger Bay Cleanup Rules

With Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium providing a symbolic backdrop, today Environment Maryland released a report, An Unsustainable Path: Why Maryland’s Manure Pollution Rules Are Failing to Protect the Chesapeake Bay, highlighting significant flaws in Maryland’s current manure application rules and outlining the need for stricter management.

News Release | Environment Maryland

Agribusiness Lobby Fights Against Clean Water: Millions Spent on Campaign Contributions and Lobbying to Oppose Pollution Reduction

Big agribusiness interests are among the largest roadblocks to clean water in the United States, according to a new report by Environment Maryland: Growing Influence: the Political Power of Agribusiness and the Fouling of America’s Waterways.