By Timothy Male. County Executive Leggett’s proposal to take a new approach to use contracts to deliver our clean water goals is an exciting opportunity for the county. In 2015,…
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MoCo Green Democrats Announce Endorsements
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Green Democrats have announced their endorsements of the following candidates: Governor – Rich Madaleno Senator – Ben Cardin Congress 3 – John Sarbanes Congress…
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MoCo Cuts 25 Stormwater Projects
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By Adam Pagnucco. Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has sent letters to residents announcing the cancellation of 25 stormwater projects currently in design. We reprint one below. We…
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Guest Blog: On Leggett’s Stormwater Changes
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By Kit Gage, Advocacy Director, Friends of Sligo Creek. Montgomery County, like the rest of Maryland and particularly the developed parts of the Chesapeake region, is full of parking lots…
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By Patrick Lacefield. Sorry, but Seventh State’s take on the County’s changes in stormwater management was off the mark in some ways – but interestingly enough it was right on…
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By Adam Pagnucco. In a memo sent to the County Council last week, County Executive Ike Leggett said he intends to pursue a public-private partnership (P3) to administer the county’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland Sierra Club has issued a second round of state-level endorsements. We have previously listed their first round of endorsements and their county-level endorsements in MoCo. …
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, the Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released its early endorsements for General Assembly. We present them along with the early endorsements recently issued by the…
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Hucker, Riemer Targeted by Enviros
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), one of Maryland’s major environmental organizations, is targeting County Council Members Tom Hucker (D-5) and Hans Riemer (At-Large) for not supporting…
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The Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has released this video comparing the environmental records of Bob Ehrlich and Martin O’Malley.