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Frosh files lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s rollback of national clean car standards

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s final rule rolling back the national Clean Car Standards. The previous standards required appropriate and feasible improvements in fuel economy and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from passenger cars and light trucks, saving consumers money and reducing emissions since […]

Maryland Department of Agriculture confirms first spotted lanternfly hatch of 2020

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The spotted lanternfly quarantine has now been expanded to include Baltimore County. Original story below… —— ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Maryland Department of Agriculture on Thursday confirmed the first spotted lanternfly hatch of 2020. The first instar nymph of the season was reported by a department employee while surveying for the pest in the upper northeast corner of Cecil County near […]

Attorneys General Frosh, Herring, Racine file notice of intent to sue EPA

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, joined by the Attorneys General of Virginia and the District of Columbia, on Monday filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to require Pennsylvania and New York to develop and implement plans to achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay restoration goals. Under the Clean Water Act, […]

Frosh sues EPA for limiting enforcement of environmental, public health laws

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week joined a coalition of nine attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency challenging its policy of not enforcing bedrock monitoring and reporting obligations under a wide range of federal environmental laws due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The coalition argues that EPA’s policy, the “Temporary Policy on COVID-19 […]

Attorney General Frosh joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s changes to Clean Water Act

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s final rule narrowing the definition of the “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. The final rule continues the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) effort to weaken water quality protections under the Clean Water […]

Harford County Barry Glassman Bond Sale 20200428

AAA-rated Harford County bonds sell at historically low rates; funds borrowed for schools, roads, environmental projects

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

HARFORD COUNTY, MD—Harford County held its annual bond sale on Tuesday, borrowing funds at the lowest interest rates in county history to pay for capital improvement projects. The county sold $40 million in consolidated public improvement bonds at 2% to winning bidder R.W. Baird & Co. The bonds will fund more than 70 projects including school facilities, roads, watershed restorations, […]

EPA awards Maryland Department of the Environment $513,000 to test for lead in drinking water at schools

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $513,000 in grant funding to the Maryland Department of the Environment through the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) to assist with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools and child care facilities. “Protecting children from exposure to lead is a priority for EPA,” said Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator […]

Councilman Marks seeking volunteers for post-coronavirus community cleanup

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Friday announced that his office would be scheduling a community cleanup, focusing on highways and streams, once the coronavirus emergency is over. He is seeking names of volunteers who might be interested. “One of the biggest complaints our office receives is about the excessive garbage that piles up along our highways and in […]

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