Environmental Finance Center News
Congratulations to the Sustainable Maryland Class of 2023!
Sustainable Maryland honored 16 Maryland municipalities at the Maryland Municipal League’s annual Fall Conference on Monday, October 16. This Awards Ceremony marks Sustainable Maryland's 11th year of helping communities build a more sustainable future.To date, 89 municipalities, or 57% of the state's 157 towns and cities, participate in the program, and 26% have achieved the "Sustainable Maryland Certified" designation.The complete list of newly certified (denoted by *) and re-certified communities includes:View Article Details for Congratulations to the Sustainable Maryland Class of 2023! 
EFC Partners with ASLA to Develop Resource Guides on Economic Benefits
“We know that landscape architects design nature-based solutions to the climate and biodiversity crises. But how they do that is key: they design them to be even more effective and inclusive and to provide even greater benefits.”View Article Details for EFC Partners with ASLA to Develop Resource Guides on Economic Benefits 
Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds
A new University of Maryland study suggests that Washington, D.C.’s most socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods are less equipped to handle runoff from heavy rainfalls made more frequent by climate change.View Article Details for Stormwater Hits D.C.’s Poorest Neighborhoods Hardest, UMD Study Finds 
UMD Program to Help Maryland’s Rural Counties Cut Carbon
The story originally appeared in Maryland Today. Federal grant money available for emissions-cutting projects could be a windfall for local governments looking to go green—if the applications didn’t look so much to municipal staffers like billows of red tape.View Article Details for UMD Program to Help Maryland’s Rural Counties Cut Carbon 
Office of the Provost Announces Do Good Innovator Awardees
The Do Good Institute, in partnership with the Office of the Provost, is proud to recognize 57 incredible UMD staff and faculty with the Provost’s Do Good Innovator Award. Three faculty members from MAPP were honored among the campus community members who create, nurture, expand and amplify social impact through education, programs and research, in and outside the classroom.View Article Details for Office of the Provost Announces Do Good Innovator Awardees 
Witnessing History at the White House
Associate Professor Marccus Hendricks admits he is still processing his recent one-year appointment as a Senior Advisor of Climate and Community Resilience at the White House.After experiencing a couple of highlights, such as working on the inaugural Environmental Justice team, serving under an administration with the first Black woman vice president or even gazing out of his office window to casually see democracy in action, you can understand why.View Article Details for Witnessing History at the White House