Maryland Matters

Get ready for a dizzying debate on energy policy

by Maryland Matters | January 27, 2025
A study released last week from a national government watchdog group, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, suggested that design flaws in the RPS “are undermining the state’s transition to clean electricity and imposing significant costs on Maryland ratepayers.” ...

Environmental leaders push for transparency on state’s clean energy program

by Maryland Matters | August 3, 2023
Eight environmental leaders are pressing Maryland energy regulators for more transparency on how the state’s renewable energy program is handled — and how the state hands out financial credits for entities that generate renewable energy. In a letter sent Tuesday to the five members ...

Opinion: Banning ‘forever chemicals’ forever

by Maryland Matters | January 30, 2023
We are waking up to the dangers of toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the sources of these dangerous compounds. A recent alarming discovery: common pesticides, which are sprayed across our communities, farms, health care facilities, ...

Report: More than a Third of Maryland’s Clean Energy in 2020 Came from “Dirty” Sources

by Maryland Matters | 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 ...

Opinion: Maryland Must Address Emerging PFAS Crisis

by Maryland Matters | June 4, 2021
“This past year, Maryland has received three shocking revelations about the extent of toxic PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — contamination in the state. Although this issue has received scant attention in the state media, Congress and the state must act immediately to ...
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