House Environmental Matters Committee Chair Maggie McIntosh discussed land use and environmental issues with MACo's Board of Directors on November 8. The meeting took place as part of MACo's Fall Board…
A January 14 Washington Post article highlights the unveiling of legislation that would mandate a bottle deposit fee for beverage containers in Maryland. The initiative has its own website, titled "Recycle for…
As previously reported on Conduit Street, MACo has been tracking proposed legislation that would require counties to create and oversee a local deposit program for aluminum, glass, and plastic beverage containers. Delegate Maggie…
As reported in the Gazette, Maryland legislators are making plans to introduce legislation this session to create a bottle deposit program in Maryland. House Environmental Matters Chairwoman Maggie L. McIntosh…
The Maryland League of Conservation Voters released its 2013 environmental scorecard for state legislators on July 15. From the accompanying press release: Maryland LCV’s 2013 Environmental Scorecard, released today, tells voters…
A January 12 Capital Gazette article highlights the agenda of environmental groups for the 2013 Session. The article states that the environmental lobby will focus on the areas of: (1) windpower; (2) natural gas…
With the General Assembly focusing on solid waste issues in the 2013 session and perhaps beyond, below is a review of recycling initiatives that have been debated in the General…
As reported in the Maryland Reporter, yesterday the Senate's Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee heard testimony on the beverage container deposit legislation sponsored by Senator Brian Frosh. The bill,…
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