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An energy-producing windmill at Dan's Mountain Wind, a wind farm in Allegany County, photographed on July 8, 2025. The state needs more such facilities to meet its climate goals. (Katelynn Winebrenner/Capital News Service)
Apr 21, 2026

Judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that may threaten wind and solar energy projects.

The Supreme Court in January 2026. (The Washington Post)
Apr 17, 2026

Supreme Court hands win to Chevron, Big Oil in environmental damage case

The Supreme Court sided with Chevron, ruling that it can fight an environmental damage lawsuit in federal court — a decision that could affect the outcomes of nearly a dozen other lawsuits.

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Apr 13, 2026

Energy relief: MD lawmakers reach agreement on legislation

The governor, state Senate and House of Delegates they have come to an agreement on sweeping energy affordability legislation.

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Apr 9, 2026

MD Republicans irked at legislative policies as No Kings Act debated

Maryland Republicans expressed frustration with 2026 legislative policies as the No Kings Act was debated in the House.

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Apr 6, 2026

MD House passes juvenile justice reform; Senate passes energy bill

Juvenile justice reform and energy assistance bills had passed in both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly as of Monday.

Pepco has been trying to advise customers how to best protect themselves from scammers. (John Kelly/The Washington Post)
Apr 6, 2026

How a fake utility worker cost one Prince George’s resident $8,300

Prince George’s County police have received three reports of someone impersonating a utility worker in the past month.

Natural gas is seen burning on a kitchen gas stove in the dark. (Depositphotos)
Apr 2, 2026

Federal judge upholds MD regulation phasing out gas appliances

A federal judge upheld a Maryland state regulation on large buildings that seeks to phase out gas appliances and reach net-zero emissions by 2040.

High power electric transmission lines are pictured Oct. 18, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)
Apr 1, 2026

Feds assist PSEG amid pushback to power line project: ‘Like hostage negotiation’

After Public Service Enterprise Group agents said they were threatened by Carroll County landowners, a judge ordered U.S. marshals to assist surveyors working on a controversial power line project.

A man pumps gas at an Exxon station as the price of oil and gas has surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Washington on March 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo)
Mar 31, 2026

Gas prices hit $4 a gallon as Iran war wreaks havoc on global energy supply

U.S. average gasoline prices rose above $4 a gallon for the first time in more than three years, capping the sharpest monthly rise in decades.

House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk testifies in favor of the Utility RELIEF Act during a hearing of the Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee on March 25, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Mar 25, 2026

MD lawmakers seek utility relief though cuts to energy efficiency program

Maryland lawmakers proposed cuts to the EmPOWER program to provide at least $150 annual relief on energy bills for utility customers.

Dels. Jesse Pippy (left), R-Frederick, Jason Buckel (center), R-Allegany, and Jefferson Ghrist (right), R-Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil and Caroline, talk about temporarily pausing gas taxes at a news conference March 25, 2026. (Alexander Taylor/Capital News Service)
Mar 25, 2026

MD House rejects gas tax pause proposed by GOP

An effort by House Republicans to temporarily pause Maryland’s gas tax failed Wednesday as oil prices across the country continue to soar.

A man pumps gas at an Exxon station as the price of oil and gas has surged amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Washington on March 5, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno/File Photo)
Mar 24, 2026

MD Supreme Court blocks climate lawsuits against Big Oil

The Maryland Supreme Court blocked three local governments’ climate lawsuits against more than two dozen international oil and gas companies.