Ben Grumbles
It’s not easy being green when we live in an invisible cloud of soot, smog and auto emissions in what is considered among the…
Ben Grumbles, Maryland’s secretary of the Environment, first met his counterpart from North Carolina, Michael Regan, at a climate leadership conference in Denver three…
The Maryland Department of the Environment released a 279-page report Friday outlining the state’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and achieve net-zero emissions…
Maryland’s General Assembly is paying closer attention to communities that have borne the brunt of pollution and other environmental injustices. Senate President Bill Ferguson…
As President Biden moves fast on climate change, with a slew of executive orders in his first weeks in office, Maryland lawmakers are considering…
A year ago, Maryland’s Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles pledged that the Hogan administration was committed to “bold and achievable solutions” that help the environment…
Over the past six years, Maryland has spent nearly $6 billion of taxpayer money on a wide range of Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. Despite…
Following criticism for its lack of action and efficacy, leaders of Maryland’s environmental justice commission have promised that the advisory panel has “reenergized” itself…
As Maryland seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, some lawmakers and advocates contend that the state will be especially vulnerable to warmer weather, sunny-day…
The headline news is that the governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia signed a compact on Thursday to collaborate and advance offshore wind…