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Over 125 Maryland General Assembly Candidates Support RENEW Act to Make Polluters Pay for Rising Climate Costs

Over 125 Maryland General Assembly Candidates Support RENEW Act to Make Polluters Pay for Rising Climate Costs Bipartisan candidates across Maryland back effort to shift climate costs to fossil fuel companies, fund climate resilience, and protect taxpayers from rising costs   ANNAPOLIS, MD — As Southern states brace for a dangerous heat wave and Maryland […]

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More Than 100 General Assembly Candidates Pledge to Reform Data Center Policy in Maryland

More Than 100 General Assembly Candidates Pledge to Reform Data Center Policy in Maryland   CCAN Action Fund pledge asks candidates to commit to 100% clean-energy data centers     ANNAPOLIS, MD — Amid rising concern over unchecked data center growth and escalating electricity costs for voters and communities, more than 100 candidates for the Maryland

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Deregulation Was Bad for Consumers, But Utilities’ Proposal for Re-regulation Would Be Worse

Deregulation was bad for consumers, but utilities’ proposal for re-regulation would be worse Op-Ed by Brittany Baker, CCAN Action Fund’s Maryland Director, initially published in Maryland Matters For the past quarter-century, Marylanders have been struggling with the impact of policymakers’ decision to deregulate the state’s gas and electric utility markets. By many accounts, deregulation has been

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Maryland Lawmakers Announce Groundbreaking Climate Action Bill

“Climate Solutions Act” Would Overhaul, Improve Hogan’s Climate Action Plan ANNAPOLIS, MD — Today, legislators, student activists, faith leaders, and climate scientists joined to support the introduction of the “Climate Solutions Act” (SB926/HB1425). This legislation would greatly improve Maryland’s flawed Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan to match a level of urgency called for by the world’s

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