Maryland’s effort to police “green” marketing claims in the electricity sector just hit a major constitutional roadblock.
In a decision last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ordered a preliminary injunction against a 2024 Maryland law’s core speech restriction on describing renewable electricity, and sent the remainder of the case back…
The more than 70 trillion gallons of precipitation that fall annually in the Chesapeake Bay watershed make Maryland’s stormwater capture potential impossible to ignore, and the continued failure to harness this vast resource an increasingly indefensible missed opportunity.…
PFAS is not going away…
For many waterfront property owners along the Chesapeake Bay, spring brings a familiar nuisance: aerial spraying by helicopters flying as low as 50 feet above the water, applying a naturally occurring soil bacterium as a biological ‘cosmetic’ pesticide to control midge flies.
Swarms of the non biting midges (Chironomidae) rise from Maryland’s Back River, Middle…
In a decision as rare as it is consequential, the Endangered Species Committee, better known as the “God Squad,” voted unanimously on March 31, 2026, to exempt all oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities in the Gulf of America from compliance with the Endangered Species Act. For business leaders, particularly those in energy,…
The 448th session of the Maryland General Assembly concluded on April 13, 2026, after considering 2,229 bills. During the 90 day legislative session, 884 of those bills passed both chambers and are being presented to the Governor for his signature by June 2, 2026.
Despite the fact that Maryland is consistently ranked among the most…
For regular readers, after a brief hiatus, I am back from an adventure on Annapurna in Nepal (.. yes, the tenth tallest mountain in the world) and feeling fully alive. Weekly posts will resume.
The lawsuit filed last week against xAI over temporary power generation at its Mississippi data center is being framed as a…
The Supreme Court of Maryland ruled last week, “[t]he question presented in this case is whether Maryland local governments may bring state common law tort claims against 26 multinational oil and gas companies to recover damages caused by global greenhouse gas emissions. We hold that they may not.”
The Court went on to say, “..…
Few issues illustrate the symbiosis of environmental stewardship and public health as clearly as recycled rubber, commonly known as crumb rubber, used in playground and athletic surfaces. Since its introduction in the 1970s, crumb rubber has been scrutinized, debated, and, at times, misunderstood. Today, the weight of scientific evidence provides a far more settled and…
The U.S. Department of Transportation filed a lawsuit last Thursday that may reshape the regulatory landscape not only for vehicles, but also climate policy, and even energy use across the country. Be assured, this litigation is about far more than only electric vehicles in California.
The complaint, filed by the Justice Department on behalf of…
