FILE - Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain speaks at a news conference, Feb. 16, 2024, in Annapolis, Md., where Gov. Wes Moore’s administration highlighted $90 million that is being allocated to help reach the state’s ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. State agencies in Maryland will be required to submit a plan to help address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, under an executive order signed by Moore on Tuesday, June 4. ANNAPOLIS, Md.
“These proposals must be submitted by every single state agency, because every single state agency is going to have a role to play and is going to have accountability measures that we must meet,” Moore, a Democrat, said before signing the order at the Henderson-Hopkins School in Baltimore. The order signed Tuesday also directs the Maryland Department of the Environment to propose new polices to reduce emissions from buildings, a provision applauded by environmental advocates.Gov. Moore celebrates ship’s removal, but says he won’t be satisfied until Key Bridge stands again
The governor said the Maryland Department of the Environment will be the “nerve center” for the state’s approach to climate change. The order also creates a new subcabinet on climate change, which will be led by the department’s chief, Serena McIlwain.