In a surprise move, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) allowed two key pieces of climate-related legislation to become law on Friday without his signature.

A legislative showdown is brewing over Maryland's Climate Solutions Now Act, which would require the state to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045.

With less than three weeks to go until the end of the session, Maryland legislators have advanced several significant clean energy bills.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill touted to address climate change could cause increased GHG emissions because of state discretion over highway spending.

The Maryland Senate approved legislation increasing the state’s GHG emission reduction goal to 60% below 2006 levels by 2030, up from the current 40% target.

Maryland lawmakers are confident they will adopt more ambitious climate goals in 2022, after differences among Democrats stalled action last year.

Six IPPs and electric retailers announced a new organization to promote renewable energy and lobby states for greater customer choice.

The key climate policy stories that bear watching in the Mid-Atlantic region in 2022 make up a short but high-impact list that includes offshore wind, how quickly the region’s investor-owned utilities will decarbonize and Glenn Youngkin. The clean energy landscape in the Mid-Atlantic region got a major shake-up in November when Republican Youngkin edged out …

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Maryland's commercial and multifamily buildings would be forced to eliminate carbon emissions and new buildings would be all-electric under coming legislation.

Maryland regulators selected US Wind and Ørsted to build 1,600 MW in offshore wind, bringing the state close to 2,000 MW in total.