Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV)

Pennsylvania’s Gov. Threatens to Pull State Out of the Region’s Power Grid

"Ninety-eight years ago, the nation’s largest power grid operator was founded here by utilities serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey. On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro threatened to pull his state out of the coalition."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/23/2025

Maryland Joins Multistate Coalition To Buck Trump Vaccine Policies

"Maryland has joined a growing coalition of states that are setting their own public health guidelines to counter the Trump administration’s more restrictive vaccine policies, a health department spokesperson said Thursday."

Source: States Newsroom, 09/19/2025

Proposed Dominion Peaker Plant Flouts Environmental Justice, Community Says

"The utility’s environmental justice analysis lacks community health data, according to attorneys representing affected residents."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/19/2025

Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Legal Concerns

"The Trump Administration wants to vacate approval of US Wind’s Maryland project. Experts believe the move could be illegal and could jeopardize the clean energy transition nationwide."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/18/2025

"Johnson Backs Virginia Wind Project In Break With Trump"

"House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to bat for an offshore wind project located off Virginia Beach at a time when the Trump administration has halted the construction of similar projects and the president himself has warned that support for the industry could cost politicians their careers."

Source: E&E News, 09/12/2025

"Virginia’s Data Center Boom Tests Clean Energy Law"

"Known as the data center capital of the world, Virginia offers a crucial test case for electric utilities: Can they meet power demand from the explosion of AI while keeping bills affordable and slashing carbon emissions? Many experts fear that Dominion Energy, Virginia’s largest utility, is failing that test."

Source: Canary Media, 09/08/2025

Pennsylvania Settlement Could Set US Precedent for Control of Plastic Pellets

"A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act and will ensure that no more of its plastic pellets leak into waterways, under a proposed settlement with two environmental groups."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/05/2025

Washington, D.C.: "The View From The Militarized Zone"

"Bobbi Stevenson Bauer loves her flowers. The Arlington, Virginia, resident often travels to downtown Washington, D.C., to visit the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian and the U.S. Botanic Garden, two of the many tourist destinations that are situated along the National Mall. ... “I haven’t seen it this empty since Covid,” she reported during a recent visit." 

Source: National Parks Traveler, 09/04/2025

Trump EPA Urged To Speed Monitoring Fenceline Pollution From Steel Plants

"Public health advocates urged the Trump administration to protect residents and workers by sticking to a Biden-era timeline for reducing benzene and chromium emissions at the perimeter of steel and coke plants in Pennsylvania and other states rather than continuing to delay compliance rules."

Source: Inside Climate News, 08/25/2025

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