Environmental Justice Action Task Force Meeting Displays Internal Rifts
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Susan Sargent | February 25, 2022
The only public comments sent before the meeting concerned air permits, specifically the permit for Xcel’s Cherokee power station. Chandra Rosenthal, who leads the Rocky Mountain office for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which works with whistleblowers to expose ...
MARYLAND: Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Top Prices
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Susan Sargent | February 23, 2022
In 2020, about 25 percent of Maryland’s so-called “clean energy” under the state’s Tier 1 Renewable Portfolio Standard came from dirty sources, such as municipal solid waste burned to produce electricity and woody biomass or debris burned in power plants and paper mills. “ ...
Does Biden Consider Artificial Turf “Conserved” Land?
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Susan Sargent | February 22, 2022
Lawsuit to Uncover Turf Industry Greenwashing in 30x30 Conservation Plan ...
Report: More than a Third of Maryland’s Clean Energy in 2020 Came from “Dirty” Sources
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Susan Sargent | February 21, 2022
Around 35% of Maryland’s “clean energy” in 2020 came from controversial renewable energy sources such as trash incinerators, landfills and woody debris burned in power plants and paper mills, according to a recent report. After reviewing records from the Maryland Public Service ...
Maryland Renewable Energy Program’s Dirty Rip-Off
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Susan Sargent |
MD Ratepayers Subsidize Polluting Energy at Premium Prices ...