Environmental Finance Center News
Sparking a State of Green Go-Getters
Tucked away on a quiet residential street, Mount Rainier’s community garden beckons like a botanical buffet. Hardworking honeybees and monarch butterflies tend to plots of eggplant and tomatoes, steering clear of the preschoolers clutching fresh-picked green beans in their pudgy fists. Photo: Jele...View Article Details for Sparking a State of Green Go-Getters 
From Horseshoe Crabs to Healthy Beaches: Putting a Value on What We Love
Delaware's ocean and bay waters are worth far more than what shows up in economic reports — and a new report by University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center (UMD EFC) prepared for DNREC Coastal Programs outlines research questions to explore the expansion of marine resources value.Released in...View Article Details for From Horseshoe Crabs to Healthy Beaches: Putting a Value on What We Love 
EFC's Sustainable Maryland Releases 2025 Annual Report
2025 saw Sustainable Maryland continue to expand our efforts to convene, connect and inspire. We expanded our community to 94 municipalities; awarded the second year of SM Action Grants; instituted quarterly Happy Hours across the state; and continued our collaboration with the national Sustainable ...View Article Details for EFC's Sustainable Maryland Releases 2025 Annual Report 
Jennifer Cotting Honored for Research Impact by the University of Maryland
Environmental Finance Center Director Jennifer Cotting was one of a dozen researchers and scholars honored by the University of Maryland on March 12 for research leadership and impact at the Maryland Research Excellence Celebration.Hosted by the Division of Research and the Office of the Provost, th...View Article Details for Jennifer Cotting Honored for Research Impact by the University of Maryland 
UMD Researchers Awarded $1M to Address Flooding, Other Risks in Communities Near Transit Stops
Nearly $1 million in federal funding will support University of Maryland researchers’ efforts to expand affordable housing, bolster small businesses and strengthen protections against flooding in communities surrounding light-rail and metro transit stops in Prince George’s County. Led by UMD’s Natio...View Article Details for UMD Researchers Awarded $1M to Address Flooding, Other Risks in Communities Near Transit Stops 
UMD’s “Green” Grants Fund Gardens, Clean Energy and More Across Maryland Communities
Written by Katherine ShaverEastern Shore environmentalists hoping to lure more bees, hummingbirds and other pollinators to Salisbury, Md. just got $20,000 in help.A new grant from the University of Maryland’s “greening” program will bring to the city gardens of native flowering plants where pollinat...View Article Details for UMD’s “Green” Grants Fund Gardens, Clean Energy and More Across Maryland Communities