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Fog and emissions from factories hang in the air in Baltimore, MD. (oh_candy/Flickr)
Article July 28, 2015

This Is What Asthma Feels Like for Marylanders

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan illegally blocked a safeguard to reduce ozone pollution, leaving Marylanders to cope with respiratory illnesses like asthma.

document June 11, 2015

Gov Hogan Filed Complaint 6-11-15

Maryland Governor Sued for Unlawfully Blocking Clean Air Protections

document June 11, 2015

Gov Hogan Filed Complaint – Exhibits A-E – 6-11-15

Maryland Governor Sued for Unlawfully Blocking Clean Air Protections

More than 2x the national average. An alarming 20% of Baltimore City children under 18 have asthma. Black Marylanders are nearly 2.5 times more likely to die from asthma than white Marylanders. (Photo courtesy of Bill Zelak)
Press Release June 11, 2015

Maryland Governor Sued for Unlawfully Blocking Clean Air Safeguards

Critical protection for Marylanders suffering from asthma blocked even though most of the state receives a failing grade for High Ozone Days

A hazy view of Baltimore. The clean air protections at issue would reduce smog in areas including Baltimore and surrounding counties, which were assigned the worst smog designation east of the Mississippi River by the EPA. (Photo courtesy of Paul Schultz)
case April 22, 2015

Fighting For Clean Air Protections In Maryland

Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and Sierra Club represented by Earthjustice announced that they will hold Governor Hogan, the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Division of State Documents accountable for failing to implement new clean air protections to clean up coal-fired power plants that had been finalized and adopted prior to Gov.…

document April 22, 2015

MESA Suit 30-Day Notice

Public health and environmental groups announce intent to sue Gov. Hogan under the Maryland Environmental Standing Act for unlawfully blocking clean air protections

A hazy view of Baltimore. The clean air protections at issue would reduce smog in areas including Baltimore and surrounding counties, which were assigned the worst smog designation east of the Mississippi River by the EPA. (Urbanfeel / Flickr)
Press Release April 21, 2015

Public Health and Environmental Groups Announce Intent to Take Gov. Hogan to Court for Unlawfully Blocking Clean Air Protections

Unlawful actions on his first day in office put the five million Marylanders who live in areas designated as having unhealthy levels of smog at more risk