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Edition #2 | November 2023 |
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Year after year, loans and grants are awarded for all kinds of noteworthy programs, but not everyone has the resources or expertise to win these grants.
That’s where we at the Maryland Department of the Environment come in. We assist communities and local governments in identifying and applying for funding to improve the health of our land, water and air.
The U.S. EPA has a new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) that will invest approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities. They support projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to respond to environmental and climate justice challenges.We want Maryland to benefit from these programs, and we want to empower communities to compete for federal funding.
Our team is currently working on finalizing the details on a $1 million federal grant that will improve air quality and community resiliency for both human health and environmental well-being in South Baltimore and Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
MDE recently received $425,000 to provide technical assistance to environmental services and maintenance staff working in nursing homes and senior living settings to equitably increase the use of Safer Choice–certified products in disadvantaged communities.
Working together, we can improve the collective health of Maryland.
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PHOTO OF THE MONTH: Secretary McIlwain joined (left to right) Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Attorney General Anthony Brown and Elise Chawaga from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General, to announce criminal penalties against a Curtis Bay Incinerator.
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LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME PENALTY IN MARYLAND HISTORY AGAINST CURTIS BAY MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR |
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Curtis Bay Energy pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of environmental crimes, resulting in $1.75 million in fines from the state. The medical waste incinerator, which has changed ownership since the charges, admitted to transporting and dumping untreated waste. MORE |
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MARYLAND CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT BRINGS EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE STATE TO TACKLE DECARBONIZATION |
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U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen kicked off the Maryland Clean Energy Center’s regional conference, which featured presentations from representatives of businesses, government and communities. The center administers the Clean Energy Advantage Loan Program. MORE |
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MARYLAND BIOENGERY CENTER IN JESSUP TURNS FOOD WASTE INTO ELECTRICITY, CAPTURES METHANE |
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Bioenergy Devco’s facility processes 300 tons of food waste daily into enough electricity to power 10,000 homes. Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and Secretary McIlwain stopped by to learn more about how recycling can help us meet our climate goals. MORE |
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VIDEO OF THE MONTH: Check out public testimony on the proposed Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, which requires manufacturers to sell more zero-emission trucks and school buses.
>>> WATCH VIDEO
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POST OF THE MONTH: Find out more about what Maryland is doing to “Kick Gas” by investing in public charging infrastructure and zero-emission vehicles
>>> VIEW POST |
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Commission on Climate Meeting |
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Agricultural and Environmental Law Conference |
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Recycling Sculpture Contest |
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