RGGI Archive
eMDE – Ben’s Blog: COP26; stormwater permits; lead awareness; PFAS; and more
Maryland and Other State Programs Highlighted at Glasgow Global Summit I had the honor of representing Maryland, the Hogan Administration, and MDE at the annual global summit on climate change, known as COP26 (Conference of the Parties for the 26th year) in Glasgow, Scotland, November 7-10. What
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Baltimore Sun: Maryland, Northeast States Accelerate Carbon Pollution Reduction
News stories, RGGI, Secretary Grumbles
Dec 20, 2017
Maryland and eight other states have finalized an agreement to enact new air pollution limits aimed at reducing global climate change. The states are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an effort to cap carbon dioxide pollution in the Northeast. The states had announced their intention to reduce
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Maryland, RGGI States to Strengthen Emissions Cap
Governor Hogan, Press releases, RGGI, Secretary Grumbles
Aug 24, 2017
Maryland Governor’s Office Contacts: Hannah Marr hannah.marr@maryland.gov Shareese Churchill shareese.churchill@maryland.gov 410-974-2316 Maryland, RGGI States to Strengthen Emissions Cap Governor Larry Hogan Praises Bipartisan Nine-State Agreement to Reduce Carbon Pollution Cap by 30% from 2020 to 2030 Annapolis, MD (August 23, 2017) – Governor Larry Hogan announced today that Maryland and
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Delaware Online: Cap-and-trade program state urge wider adoption of model
News stories, RGGI
Dec 04, 2013
The nine Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative states have signed onto a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency encouraging other states to use them as a model to fulfill the agency’s new, more stringent air quality requirements. The RGGI program caps emissions by power plants in the participating states,
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