New Analysis Gives Options for Meeting Maryland’s Climate GoalsMaryland’s Climate Pathway offers a menu of actions to consider to reach 60% greenhouse gas emissions reductions by 2031; Public comment is open for final plan to be submitted to General Assembly later this year BALTIMORE (June 30, 2023) — The Maryland Department of the Environment today Read the Rest…
Maryland Department of Health, Department of the Environment urge Marylanders to take precautions due to Code Red-level unhealthy air quality across the state Baltimore, MD – The Maryland Department of Health and Department of the Environment are urging Marylanders to take precautions as Maryland is once again under a Code Red Air Quality Alert today Read the Rest…
Maryland Department of the Environment and Maryland Attorney General’s Office Seek Justice After 2021 Oil Release in Frederick CountyLawsuit Filed Holding Two Companies Responsible BALTIMORE, MD (June 15, 2023) – Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a lawsuit filed on behalf of the Maryland Department Read the Rest…
Attorney General Brown Sues 3M, Dupont, and Other Chemical Manufacturers for PFAS Contamination of Maryland’s Waters and Other Natural Resources BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced two lawsuits, filed on behalf of the State of Maryland, the Maryland Department of Environment, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Read the Rest…
Serena McIlwain, Maryland’s new secretary of the Environment, has seen the very best of environmental activism and innovation in government, and it informs her work in Maryland today. Read the article.
Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain testified May 17 at the U.S. House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing “The Next Fifty Years of the Clean Water Act: Examining the Law and Infrastructure Project Completion.“ See video
Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Office of the Attorney General File Lawsuit against Owner of Baltimore Television Tower for Alleged Lead Paint Violations Complaint Seeks Financial Penalties, Orders to Clean Up and Prevent Further Spread of Lead Paint Chips, Continue Outreach to Affected Communities BALTIMORE (May 5, 2023) – Maryland Department of the Environment Read the Rest…
Department of the Environment Issues Temporary Closure to Shellfish Harvesting in Portion of the Choptank River BALTIMORE (May 3, 2023) – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has issued an order to temporarily close a portion of the Choptank River to shellfish harvesting due to a sewage overflow. The emergency closure, issued late yesterday, Read the Rest…
Maryland Environment Secretary McIlwain Celebrates Initiative to Plant 5 Million Trees Department of the Environment Joins Key Partners in Earth Day Tree Planting in Baltimore, Announces New Tracking Tool and Resources for Achieving Tree-Planting Goal to Reduce Carbon in the Atmosphere and Combat Climate Change while Providing Additional Benefits; Effort Supports Equity, Targets Tree Planting Read the Rest…
Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Office of the Attorney General File Lawsuit Against Fleischmann’s Vinegar Facility in Baltimore for Alleged Violation of Maryland’s Water Pollution LawsComplaint Seeks Financial Penalty and Corrective Action BALTIMORE (April 5, 2023) – Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain and Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced Read the Rest…