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Climate Crisis
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Say No to New Gas in Maryland
Angie McCarthy with Senator Brooks, who is championing the Affordable Abundant Clean Energy Act, in Annapolis alongside environmental advocates from Maryland LCV, CCAN, Sierra Club, and others. What is the Issue? Energy has been the focus of Maryland’s General Assembly. Most of Nature Forward’s priority bills this session have championed clean energy and ways we… Read more
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Nature Forward Building Flood Wise Communities Impact
Washington D.C., due to its unique location of being surrounded by both the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, is a hotspot for floods. The last major riverine flooding occurred in 1996; the last major tidal flood occurred in 2003 with Hurricane Isabel. The last interior flood was in 2012 when Federal Triangle had to shut down… Read more
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Conservation on the Chopping Block
The Maryland Department of Legislative Services’ proposed funding cuts to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Maryland Energy Administration would impact every part of our state and put us behind on our environmental and conservation goals Source: Maryland Protected Lands Dashboard What is on the Line? The Maryland state budget shortfall has… Read more
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2025 Maryland General Assembly: Moore than just Energy
Sine Die Updates: If you have listened to any legislative briefings or skimmed a headline, you know it is the year of energy in the 2025 Maryland General Assembly. But, there is much more than that awaiting us, namely, how Maryland is going to balance the budget. Given the many different moving parts of Assembly,… Read more
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2025 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities
2025 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Priorities (Updated as of 4/11/25 @ 4:31pm) This year’s Virginia General Assembly (a time when legislators get together to make a new set of laws) takes place from January 8 through February 22 with the Governor taking action on bills by March 24. Nature Forward, with help from several partners… Read more
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Montgomery County’s BYO-Bag Bill
February 12th, 2025 Update On February 11th, 2025, Montgomery County Council passed Bill 24-24, Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) Bill. Nature Forward has been working with Councilmembers since last summer to ensure that Montgomery County passed a bill that protects our waterways and our most vulnerable communities. Thanks to our members and supporters, we sent 121 letters… Read more
