Politics www.washingtonpost.com Maryland Governor Larry Hogan orders state-owned buildings to be more energy efficient The state spends $210 million a year on utilities; order calls for a 10 percent reduction in energy consumption by 2029.
Causes www.washingtonpost.com Maryland breaks with Trump administration, pushes tougher water pollution rules State coal-fired power plants must adhere to tougher Obama-era pollution rules suspended by the Trump administration.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding