On an 80-degree February day, Baltimore City took a big step in the fight against dangerous crude oil trains and climate chaos. On Wednesday, the City Council’s Land Use & Transportation Committee voted 6-1 to advance the Crude Oil Terminal Prohibition, which would ban new crude oil terminals in Baltimore. Before the committee hearing, some […]
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Before its hearing in front of the Land Use & Transportation Committee, advocates held a rally and press conference urging the City Council to pass the Crude Oil Terminal Prohibition to protect Baltimoreans from dangerous crude oil shipments. Bill will move to full Baltimore City Council on February 26. BALTIMORE —
Marylanders from all across the state convened in Annapolis with one goal: double renewable energy now! A heavy fog settled over the bay and the streets of Annapolis, MD on Monday night, but that didn’t deter the over 125 constituents who assembled to discuss the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act with their legislators. I was
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Virginia House of Delegates Improves Bad Rate Freeze Repeal, But More Work Needs to be Done RICHMOND, Virginia– Today, the Virginia House of Delegates passed House Bill 1588, a utility regulation overhaul spearheaded by Dominion Energy, in a vote of 63-35. Introduced by Delegate Terry Kilgore (R-Wise County) & Delegate Lamont Bagby (D-Richmond), HB
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‘Twas the the week before crossover’ Working amongst the Virginia General Assembly is a whirlwind unlike anything that I have experienced before. For 60 ceaseless days legislators, lobbyists, and concerned citizens make their cases for or against thousands of pieces of legislation. As you can imagine, things can move rapidly. Since January 10th, the Virginia
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Advocates call for passage of the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act to help save solar jobs in the state ANNAPOLIS, MD—Clean energy advocates and Maryland legislators called for passage of the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act as a response to President Trump’s recent decision to impose tariffs on solar panels. On Monday, the Trump Administration
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Bill Caps Carbon While Helping Middle Class WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Don Beyer introduced the Healthy Climate and Family Security Act. This ‘cap and dividend’ approach is a simple, fair, and effective plan to address the dangers of climate change. It would put more money in the pockets of hardworking
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Baltimore Should Take Note of Risks and Protect Residents From Crude Oil Trains Today, jurors acquitted the three rail workers who were scapegoated for the 2013 crude oil train disaster in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. That derailment, which killed 47 people and decimated the small town, was the worst crude oil train wreck in history. Taylor Smith-Hams,
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2018 legislation would boost wind and solar while building a diverse workforce ANNAPOLIS— On the first day of the 2018 Maryland General Assembly session, dozens of Maryland faith, community, business, and labor leaders rallied on Lawyer’s Mall to support a campaign to require that 50 percent of Maryland’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2030. The
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network and CCAN Action Fund Have Championed a Bipartisan Push for This Bill for Four Years and Now Welcome Northam’s Game-Changing Support. Terry McAuliffe joins Northam in Announcement Statement from Mike Tidwell, Executive Director of the CCAN Action Fund: “The word ‘historic’ is often overused as an adjective in policy discussions.
