The POWER Act: What does the new law mean for offshore wind in Maryland?
Gov. Wes Moore celebrated Earth Day by signing several environmental bills into law, including the POWER Act to expand offshore wind generation in the state.
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Statement: Fed govt. approves nation’s largest wind farm off Virginia’s coast
STATEMENT: Biden administration takes steps to protect Arctic from drilling
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Baby whale season is upon us: Right whale calf has been spotted off of South Carolina
Former coal mine to become Maryland’s largest solar farm
Most Americans ok with wind and solar farms as neighbors
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Good news: Biden administration announces more money for right whales
Right whale conservation efforts to get $82 million from the Inflation Reduction Act
As her calf looks on, a whale mother is saved
Freed from fishing gear, there is now hope for Pinball and her baby
STATEMENT: President Biden protects Grand Canyon from uranium mining
Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument will protect critical watershed, wildlife habitat and cultural sites
New interactive dashboard documents renewable energy growth
In 2021, America produced three times as much renewable electricity from the sun and the wind as in 2012, according to a new online dashboard released on Thursday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.
New dashboard finds US wind, solar tripled over past decade
In 2021, America produced three times as much renewable electricity from the sun and the wind as in 2012.