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Environment Maryland in Action

Maryland will reduce its global warming emissions by a quarter over the next decade thanks to a new law that sets firm deadlines for transitioning to clean energy and smarter transportation. Here, Environment Maryland Campaign director releases our report, "Too Little But Not Too Late," showing how our state can still achieve its ambitious goals.

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Environment maryland in Action

After thousands of members of Environment Maryland and our sister organizations urged the EPA to act, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a plan to restore Clean Water Act protections to all of America's rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands. Here, Environment Maryland's federal Clean Water Advocate Piper Crowell speaks about the importance of stringent clean water laws.

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Attacks on public health defeated—for now.

The coal lobby and their allies are trying to block the EPA from protecting public health, but we’ve held the line against some of their worst attacks: In March, the U.S. Senate rejected a bill that would have blocked standards for soot, mercury and carbon pollution. In April, the Senate defeated four more bills that would have blocked the EPA from cutting air pollution.

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Restore the Chesapeake Bay

Last year, after mobilizing public support, we were able to convince Gov. Martin O'Malley and the EPA to compose a promising new plan to clean the Bay and cut pollution back to safe levels by 2020.

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A brighter future for wind and solar

By tapping the energy of the sun hitting the rooftops of America and the power of the wind blowing off our coasts and across the country, we can meet the energy needs of every household in the nation. New policies we helped win will bring us closer to realizing that potential by making it easier to build wind farms on and offshore, and to put solar panels on our roofs.

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