Everyone knows that Marylanders love the Bay! Continue reading
Climate Polluter Wants Equal Rights for Coal Plants
According to the Mirant Corporation
Mike Tidwell reports from oil disaster site in Louisiana
By Mike Tidwell
It’s Sunday morning and I’m writing from Grand Isle, Louisiana on the front line of the BP oil disaster. President Obama was here Friday walking the beach, viewing the small tar balls that continue to wash up here. I’ve now seen this battered coast from the air in a small sea plane. I’ve seen the oil in the marshes from the boat of an out-of-work crab fisherman. And I’ve walked the beaches myself, smelling that smell in the air that people here say is a mix of oil and “agent orange,” their name for the toxic chemical dispersant BP is spraying on the oil to make it sink out of site.
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DC-Area County Passes Carbon Tax on Coal Plant in Absence of Federal Carbon Cap
A Maryland county bordering Washington, D.C., today passed a $15 million Continue reading
EPA's Question of the Year: Do we regulate Coal Ash like hazardous waste or like household trash?
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency issued draft rules on the federal regulation of coal combustion waste.
Mont. Co. "Carbon Tax" on Big Polluters is a Key Step Toward Protecting Kids and Our Climate
On Earth Day 2010, I salute Councilmember Roger Berliner for proposing one of America Continue reading
Bag tax: Local action, global import
The Washington Post
By Mike Tidwell
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, what environmental legislation should we celebrate most? What bill has really stood tall for our fragile planet? The Endangered Species Act of 1973? The Clean Air Act of 1990? Or … the District of Columbia’s plastic bag tax of 2010?
CCAN Director Honored to Receive '40 Environmentalists in 40 Years' Tribute
To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day 1970, the Montgomery County Council today named CCAN director Mike Tidwell as one of the County’s top 40 environmental leaders over the past 40 years. Continue reading
Perdue Chicken pecking away at UMD Law Clinic
The University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic has been fighting to preserve Maryland’s environment on behalf of citizens for years. Most recently, the law clinic has been investigating massive factory farms that contaminate waterways. In retaliation, these factory farms, led by Perdue Chicken, are pushing the Maryland General Assembly to take away funding for the law clinic. Read more in the Baltimore Sun.
The University of Maryland is one of the largest pro-bono law firms in Maryland and represents clients from all over the state, including CCAN. This move could seriously undermine its ability to continue its vital work.
The Maryland General Assembly will be voting on this provision soon as part of the larger budget.
Ask your state legislator to take a stand against big polluters by keeping the University of Maryland Law Clinic’s funding.
Record Snow Storms Prompt Maryland Bill to Prepare for Emergencies Fueled by Climate Change
A Maryland State Senator today unveiled a bill that would quantify the economic harm inflicted on Maryland by this winter’s weird weather and prepare the state for future storms related to climate change. The bill is considered the first legislative proposal of its kind from a state hit hard by the “snowmaggedon” storms this year along the east coast. Continue reading