Ben Grumbles
Senators clashed with Maryland Environment Secretary Ben Grumbles Thursday over the Hogan administration’s blueprint to fight climate change. During a hearing in the Senate…
Earlier this month Gov. Larry Hogan released his long-anticipated draft greenhouse gas plan. It was published 10 months later than expected and that fact…
In a decision that illustrates the tension between policymakers’ desire to promote clean energy and preserve forests and surrounding waters, Maryland Environment Secretary Ben…
A top-ranking lawmaker said Thursday he may introduce legislation next year to change part of the state’s renewable energy portfolio. Speaking on a panel…
Maryland could soon have nowhere to put its trash. Two of the state’s incinerators may close in the next several years, following years of…
Acting at Maryland’s behest, a regional air pollution agency is taking initial steps to recommend that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency require greater emissions…
Now that summer – or at least the summer beach season – has arrived, state officials are touting the cleanliness of Maryland beaches and…
A dead sparrow lay on the walkway to the Verso Paper Co.’s administrative building in rural Luke, Md., Tuesday afternoon. It was a grim…
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) said Wednesday he will allow a much-debated bill mandating that Maryland’s electric utilities get half of their energy…
The Hogan administration said Monday that it is making “significant progress” toward combating environmental problems associated with the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River….