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Maryland Department of the Environment Says It Needs More Staff to Do What the Law Requires

The state regulator has laid out what it would take to end the backlog of expired permits and stem industrial pollution, prompting activists and some legislators to ask if it’s the lack of will or resources that has blunted the agency's initiative.

By Aman Azhar

The Maryland House of Delegates met for a special session at the State House on Dec. 6, 2021 in Annapolis, Maryland. Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Maryland State Sen. Paul Pinsky, center, along with fellow state Sen. Sara Love are pressing the state's Department of the Environment to hold polluters accountable. Credit: Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images

Two Md. Lawmakers Demand Answers from Environmental Regulators. The Hogan Administration Says They’ll Have to Wait

By Aman Azhar

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