Action for a greener, healthier Maryland

Renewables on the Rise

Our report highlights the rapid growth of renewables, electric vehicles and other building blocks of a clean energy future.

After 30,000 call for regulation, EPA takes step to prevent PFAS pollution

PFAS chemicals are toxic. This hasn’t stopped polluters from dumping them into our waters. 

Environment America takes legal action to protect polar bears in Alaska

Several conservation groups in Anchorage, Alaska, have taken legal action to protect polar bears from the harmful activities of oil and gas companies. 

Administration urged to declare monarch butterflies to be endangered

Decades ago, millions of western monarch butterflies graced our skies. Today, fewer than 2,000 remain.

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Showing gratitude for bees this Thanksgiving

Many Thanksgiving favorites wouldn’t be the same without bees

News Release | Environment America

Statement: U.S. House of Representatives passes historic climate investments

WASHINGTON -- Following a summer of extreme heat and drought, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), which includes groundbreaking levels of investment to reduce global warming pollution, clear the air we breathe, clean up toxic sites and protect our lands, waters and wildlife. 

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The Build Back Better Act would block new oil leasing in the Atlantic, Pacific and Eastern Gulf

An energy future that doesn’t threaten America’s coastlines and marine life; now that is “better.”

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A reprieve for polar bears, caribou and birds

U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act with Arctic protections intact

News Release | Environment Maryland Research and Policy Center

New report: Maryland among national leaders in energy efficiency progress

Baltimore- Maryland ranks first in the nation for improvements in electricity efficiency since 2011, according to a new report released today by Environment Maryland Research & Policy Center.

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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.