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.
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
As EPA’s Region 3 Administrator, Adam Ortiz Wants the Mid-Atlantic States to Become Climate-Conscious and Resilient
By Aman Azhar
Four States Just Got a ‘Trifecta’ of Democratic Control, Paving the Way for Climate and Clean Energy Legislation
By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Aydali Campa
Maryland Department of the Environment Says It Needs More Staff to Do What the Law Requires
By Aman Azhar
In Court, the Maryland Public Service Commission Quotes Climate Deniers and Claims There’s No Such Thing as ‘Clean’ Energy
By Aman Azhar
A Big Federal Grant Aims to Make Baltimore a Laboratory for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
By Aman Azhar
Maryland and Baltimore Agree to Continue State Supervision of the Deeply Troubled Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant
By Aman Azhar
A University of Maryland Center Just Gave Most State Agencies Ds and Fs on an Environmental Justice ‘Scorecard’
By Aman Azhar
The Fate of Protected Wetlands Are At Stake in the Supreme Court’s First Case of the Term
By Aman Azhar