Aman Azhar
Reporter, Washington, D.C.
Aman Azhar is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who covers environmental justice for Inside Climate News with focus on Baltimore-Maryland area. He has previously worked as a broadcast journalist and multimedia producer for the BBC World Service, VOA News and other international news organizations, reporting from London, Islamabad, the United Arab Emirates and New York. He holds a graduate degree in Anthropology of Media from University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and an MA in Political Science from the University of the Punjab, and is the recipient of the Chevening scholarship from the UK government and an academic scholarship for graduate studies from the Australian government.
Maryland Embraces Gradual Transition to Zero-Emissions Trucks and Buses
By Aman Azhar
Educator, Environmentalist, Union Leader, Senator, Paul Pinsky Now Gets to Turn His Climate Ideals Into Action
By Aman Azhar
Residents Oppose a Planned Lithium Battery Storage System Next to Their Homes in Maryland’s Prince George’s County
By Aman Azhar
A University of Maryland Health Researcher Probes the Climate Threat to Those With Chronic Diseases
By Aman Azhar
Marylanders Overpaid $1 Billion in Excessive Utility Bills. Some Lawmakers and Advocates Are Demanding Answers
By Aman Azhar
Maryland, Virginia Race to Save Dwindling Commercial Fisheries in the Chesapeake Bay
By Aman Azhar
Activists Make Final Appeal to Biden to Block Arctic Oil Project
By Nicholas Kusnetz, Aman Azhar
After Criticism, Gas Industry Official Withdraws as Candidate for Maryland’s Public Service Commission
By Aman Azhar
Wes Moore Names Two Members to Maryland Public Service Commission
By Aman Azhar
EPA Announces $27 Billion Effort to Curb Emissions and Stem Environmental Injustices. Advocates Say It’s a Good Start
By Aman Azhar
In Northern Virginia, a Coming Data Center Boom Sounds a Community Alarm
By Aman Azhar
Gov. Moore Commits Funding for 67 Hires in Maryland’s Embattled Environment Department, Hoping to Fix Wastewater Treatment Woes
By Aman Azhar
NOAA Climate Scientists Cruise Washington and Baltimore for Hotspots—of Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants
By Aman Azhar
Seven Tough Issues That Could Disrupt Maryland Gov.-Elect Moore’s Climate Agenda
By Aman Azhar
Maryland’s Largest County Just Banned Gas Appliances in Most New Buildings—But Not Without Some Concessions
By Aman Azhar
Environmental Advocates Call on Gov.-Elect Wes Moore to Roll Back State Funding for Fossil Fuel Industry
By Aman Azhar