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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced that his department will be undertaking a first-of-its-kind investigation to determine the role that the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries have played in the escalating global plastics crisis. The California Department of Justice is narrowing down on one company in particular: ExxonMobil, a corporation that’s previously been pegged […]

Today, Governor Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. signed into law SB0348/HB0653: The Conservation Finance Act of 2022.


Trees and soils keep a lot of carbon trapped in the forest, pulling it from the atmosphere, where it can do more harm than good. In fact, roughly 30% of the carbon generated from fossil fuel burning is captured by forests. “That’s CO2 that’s not in the atmosphere,” said Boston University biogeochemist and ecologist Lucy […]

Chesapeake Bay Program launches new website to help individuals and organizations promote adoption of environmentally friendly behaviors.

The agency says it will take stronger actions to curb water pollution in the state.

The Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“VDEQ”) issued a March 29th memorandum entitled: Post-development Stormwater Management at Solar...

President Biden's 2023 budget includes extra funding for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

New “WILD” grant program will focus on the restoration and conservation of wetlands and streamside forest buffers, as well as community engagement and outdoor recreation.

The county absorbing DC residents by the thousands. Officials seeks funds for trail around Arlington National Cemetery. DC Main Streets program accused of mismanagement.

It is no longer possible to reject the fact that Earth’s climate is warming and that burning fossil fuels is the primary cause. It must also be admitted that the