1.0Baltimore Beathttps://baltimorebeat.comLisa Snowdenhttps://baltimorebeat.com/author/lmccray/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UOtccjqpE3"><a href="https://baltimorebeat.com/maryland-lawmakers-show-support-for-bills-favoring-fossil-fuels-jeopardizing-climate-commitments/">Maryland Lawmakers Show Support for Bills Favoring Fossil Fuels, Jeopardizing Climate Commitments</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://baltimorebeat.com/maryland-lawmakers-show-support-for-bills-favoring-fossil-fuels-jeopardizing-climate-commitments/embed/#?secret=UOtccjqpE3" width="600" height="338" title="“Maryland Lawmakers Show Support for Bills Favoring Fossil Fuels, Jeopardizing Climate Commitments” — Baltimore Beat" data-secret="UOtccjqpE3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://baltimorebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/shutterstock_1297482367-scaled.jpg25601728As Maryland’s General Assembly session enters its final stretch, top Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation that would open the door to new fossil fuel buildout across the state, weaken environmental protections and make it nearly impossible to achieve the state’s statutory climate obligations.  Assembly leaders, among them Speaker Adrianne Jones (D-Baltimore County) and the Senate […]