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Conservation News – Winter 2022-2023
Conservation advocacy news & updates from winter 2022-2023.
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Sprawl is Bad for the Climate
Nature Forward supports land-use plans that fight sprawl with development that keeps housing and business growth centered near transit and away from forests and farms.
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Montgomery County incorporates climate change into planning and zoning
Take Action Now!: On December 8th the Montgomery Planning Board will have a meeting to review the new Climate Assessment Report. This is a crucial step that will add a climate change review process to all master plans and zoning text amendments (ZTAs). Read more about this process below and get ready to send in…
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Electrify Montgomery County’s Future Buildings Today!
11/29/22 UPDATE: Thanks to your advocacy and the Electrify MoCo Coalition’s persistency, the Montgomery County Council passed Bill 13-22 unanimously today. All new building constructions will be required to be all electric starting December 31st, 2026, and some buildings like on income-restricted residential units, residential buildings with 4 or more stories, and private and public schools…
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It’s time to pass Thrive 2050 in Montgomery County
Montgomery County is a large, beautiful, diverse, progressive county famous for its Agricultural Reserve, stream valley parks, great restaurants, lovely neighborhoods, left-leaning politics, post-war suburban housing stock, and as a home for countless recent immigrants and new arrivals from all over the nation and the world. It was 1964 the…
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TAKE ACTION: Say NO to Wetlands and Stream Destruction for Highway Construction!
Keep Fighting Highway Expansion – Submit Comments on the MD “Op Lanes” Wetlands & Waterways Permit – Due Thurs., Sep. 29 Update 9/29/22: NOTE: The public comment period has been extended to October 28, 2022. Click here to read and download a copy of Stormwater Partners Network (SWPN), Maryland Advocates for Sustainable Transportation (MAST) and Other…
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Find Older Conservation Blog Posts
Conservation Blog posts prior to November, 2022 can be found at our old URL: http://conservationblog.anshome.org/. Please visit us there to read more great content on our work!