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Clean Water Advocates Seek Legal Pressure in Baltimore

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Not confident that necessary sewage and water repairs will be finished on time, the Blue Water Baltimore filed this week for legal status to help enforce a federal court order that requires Baltimore to make $1.2 billion in repairs to its sewer system over the next 15 years.

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Opportunities Shine in Community Solar

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And don’t forget the lawyers who in these mostly uncharted waters will have to offer advice about how the project structure addresses securities laws, utilities regulation, and the complexity of agreements between various project participants.

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Court Adopts New Evidentiary Standard for Science

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Simply because there is a general agreement upon something does not actually make it true. Science by consensus is at best not reliable and at worst junk science. courts risk being the next vehicle in the car wreck of confidence the public has in scientists.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

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HB 1479 updates the Public Local Laws of Calvert County to include requirements for the preparation and recordation of subdivision plats in the County.

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Maryland Enacts New Environmental Laws in 2020

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HB 1479 updates the Public Local Laws of Calvert County to include requirements for the preparation and recordation of subdivision plats in the County.

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Maryland Bans Polystyrene and Enacts 31 other New Environmental Laws

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However, local jurisdictions with general taxing powers ( e.g. , Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Montgomery County) have the authority to levy a bag fee on disposable plastic carryout bags that are clogging waterways, harming wildlife, and consuming valuable landfill space to discourage the use of disposable bags or to promote bag recycling.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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Currently, the Port of Baltimore and Port of Virginia (in Norfolk) are the only East Coast ports that can accommodate the large ships. BALTIMORE IS READY TO GREET THE BIG SHIPS. The Port of Baltimore is one of only two East Coast ports, along with the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, now able to handle post-Panamax ships.