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According to a report released by the Department of the Environment Monday, rates of lead poisoning in young children and babies in Maryland reached…

By Rachel Clair In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, as stay-at-home orders took effect and more commuters worked from home or lost…

Maryland’s environmental justice commission met for the first time in eight months this week ― and advocates are questioning its effectiveness The meeting followed…

During a time of national reckoning on race, environmental groups are demanding that Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) and his administration show a…

Even though commuting volumes have rebounded almost entirely from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, traffic congestion has not returned, Maryland’s leading transportation…

Maryland this week has entered into an agreement with 14 other states and the District of Columbia to reduce emissions from trucks, buses, and other…

An advisory commission of 13 Northeastern states has approved a recommendation to the Environmental Protection Agency that Pennsylvania’s power plants, whose emissions have been…

As our understanding of COVID-19 grows, it has become increasingly clear that air pollution levels correlate with more severe illness and higher mortality among…

Late last month, the Trump administration announced that it would ease up on requirements for facilities to monitor and report their pollution during the…

It was clear throughout the 2019 General Assembly session that Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) wasn’t crazy about the Clean Energy Jobs Act,…