Action for a greener, healthier Maryland

Baltimore City Council passes ban restricting toxic pesticides that threaten pollinators and public health

In Baltimore, a new pesticide ban will protect both our people and the planet.

Renewables on the Rise

Clean energy is sweeping across America and is poised for more dramatic growth in the coming years.

Plastic 'nurdles' are filling our oceans — but this bill would hold plastics companies accountable

They're tiny pellets used to make most plastic products, and about 9,200 truck loads of them end up in our oceans each year. 

Maryland plastic foam ban goes into effect

After a delay, Maryland is getting back on track with tackling the plastic pollution crisis.

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We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

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News Release | Environment America

Statement: Trump administration opens new areas to logging in the Tongass National Forest

"Damaging the Tongass in this way is like demolishing a log cabin for kindling to toast marshmallows -- it’s a shockingly short-sighted decision that trades something permanent and wondrous for something of fleeting value." 

Report | Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center

Renewables on the Rise

Clean energy is sweeping across America and is poised for more dramatic growth in the coming years.

News Release | Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center

New report shows Maryland’s leadership in decade of U.S. renewable energy progress

Clean energy is sweeping across America and is poised for more dramatic growth in the coming years.

News Release | Environment America

STATEMENT: A new blueprint for our oceans would be a sea change for marine habitats and climate change

An ambitious new bill introduced on Tuesday by House Natural Resources Chairman Raúl Grijalva would change Americans’ relationship with our oceans and aid in our fight against climate change.

Blog Post

Plastic Perspective: Plastic in our Water

Plastic pollution impacts aquatic ecosystems within the Chesapeake Bay. Today we learn from Christine Knauss, a graduate research assistant at Horn Point Laboratory about how plastic is poisoning our water and our wildlife.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.