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Maryland’s Climate Goals Under Strain as Budget Gaps and Looming Federal Cuts Threaten Progress

Inside Climate News · By Aman Azhar · last updated
As a new legislative session opens, advocates question whether climate pledges can be upheld without cash to back them. Lawmakers are facing pressure to deliver.

By Aman Azhar

Maryland lawmakers enter the 2025 legislative session facing a trifecta of challenges—soaring energy prices, a deepening budget crisis and shaky federal climate funding under a Trump presidency. That has observers concerned about whether the state can sustain its ambitious climate commitments amid competing mandates.

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