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Lobbyist Disclosure Failures Disadvantage Maryland Climate Advocates, According to Audit

The opaque system allows industry operatives to shape legislative decisions with little public oversight, a nonprofit research group has found.

By Aman Azhar

Maryland House delegates work on the last day of the legislative session on April 7, 2025, in Annapolis. Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images
CSX train cars after they derailed last Saturday in New Kent County, Virginia, in wetlands 400 feet from the Chickahimony River. The cars spilled diesel fuel and coal. Credit: The James River Assocation

CSX Train Derailment in Virginia Puts Chickahominy River at Risk

By Charles Paullin

Curtis Bay residents joined activists and environmental advocates to protest fugitive coal dust escaping open-air coal pits, and asked the Maryland Department of the Environment to include stricter pollution controls in the forthcoming permit for CSX operation. Credit: Aman Azhar/Inside Climate News

South Baltimore Communities Press City, State Regulators for Stricter Pollution Controls on Coal Export Operations

By Aman Azhar

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