By Alex Norbrook On Thursday, June 2, Blue Water Baltimore hosted a webinar to hear from leaders across Maryland who are spearheading the creation of local Resilience Authorities in response to the climate crisis. Recognizing that local governments bear the burden of building, maintaining, and upgrading infrastructure to withstand the effects of climate change, the…
We’ve been busy tracking local and state legislation since our last Advocacy Update! On March 16th, Baltimore’s City Council held a hearing on a bill to require City government operations become net zero. This was the final hearing on Councilman Mark Conway’s climate package. Now we need to tell the City Council to pass the…
Nature is constantly being shaped and molded by human activity to fit society’s needs. Our landscapes have been largely modified by urbanization, without much consideration for the natural world surrounding us. For an industrial city like Baltimore, urbanization has degraded the health of our streams. Most of this urbanization means more concrete and paved surfaces….
January was a big month for local climate advocacy. Mayor Scott announced a goal for Baltimore City to become carbon neutral by 2045, and there were City Council hearings on three bills in Councilman Mark Conway’s climate package. Maryland’s legislative session also kicked off on January 12th, during which state legislators will consider dozens of…