Maryland green groups are pressuring Democratic Gov. Wes Moore to accelerate and strengthen a pair of climate regulations currently in the works.
The Maryland Clean Heat Coalition launched last week to reinforce the state’s pending regulations of new furnaces, boilers and heaters, as well as emissions regulations for fuel providers.
The coalition is comprised of a dozen environmental groups, including the Maryland League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club’s state chapter — as well as the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative, which is putting $200,000 behind an ad campaign that calls on Moore to follow through with aggressive standards to compensate for the Trump administration’s clean energy rollbacks.
Moore, who is seeking reelection in 2026, has committed to finalizing and implementing those rules in stages through 2029. The timeline includes a multiyear runway for companies to adopt the emissions reporting and credit-trading systems that underpin the regulations, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment, which calls it a “predictable, long-term path to reduce emissions.”
