Author: Cara Buckley and Andrew Mangum
Published on: 21/04/2025 | 00:00:00

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50 States, 50 Fixes Maryland Protected Nearly a Third of Its Land, and It’s Reaching for More Advertisement You have been granted access, use your keyboard to continue reading. The protected land includes a one-acre fish hatchery at Unicorn Lake in eastern Maryland and the sprawling Green Ridge State Forest in the west. None of it can be developed, and all of it has helped Maryland reach a landmark conservation goal six years ahead of schedule, before any Since 1969, Maryland has levied a 0.5 percent transfer tax on real estate sales and used it for Program Open Space. Owners like farmers and forest managers can still work the land, but agree that it can never be developed, even if the land changes hands. One example of shared goals is the land around the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, which juts into the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland’s secretary of Natural Resources Josh Kurtz said natural spaces were crucial to offsetting planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions and to protecting the Chesapeake Bay. The University of Maryland calculated that the state’s trees and forests absorbed and locked away 6.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2023. Vermont has passed legislation to protect half of its land by 2050, the most ambitious target of any state. A recent report found that parks, forests and open spaces in Maryland generated billions of dollars in economic benefits, millions in property taxes and tens of thousands of jobs. While the state is still pushing toward its 40 by 40 target, there’s been a setback. You agree that you have read, understand and accept the Reader Submission Terms in relation to all of the content and other information you send to us (“Your Content”) If you do not accept these terms, do not submit any content. Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful. Clean-Air Rules: Power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions. The Environmental Protection Agency said power plants and other power plants could ask for exemptions. We’ve got the scoop.

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