Environmental Finance Center News
Celebrating a Sustainable Partnership
By Tom Reynolds, MML Senior Director, Leadership DevelopmentIn 2014, the Maryland Municipal League entered a partnership with a new program called Sustainable Maryland Certified. Now known simply as Sustainable Maryland, the program is part of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Ma...View Article Details for Celebrating a Sustainable Partnership 
How to Get Urban Farms Flowing in the Right Direction: Harvest the Rainwater
This story originally appeared in Maryland Today, written by Allison Eatough ’97At the Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm in Baltimore, watering the end-of-season tomatoes, kale and Brussels sprouts takes more than just a turn of a spigot.It involves prying up a manhole cover on a nearby sidewalk an...View Article Details for How to Get Urban Farms Flowing in the Right Direction: Harvest the Rainwater 
Recent EFC reports support investment in natural resources important to local economies
The Mispillion River and Cedar Creeks drain to the Delaware Bay in Kent and Sussex County Delaware. The vast marshes connecting them are part of an international flyway for migrating birds and a horseshoe crab sanctuary, which brings tourist dollars to the area and secures land value for residents. ...View Article Details for Recent EFC reports support investment in natural resources important to local economies 
Marccus Hendricks Joins White House Council on Environmental Quality
The White House Council on Environmental Quality has tapped Associate Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Marccus Hendricks, to serve as a Senior Advisor for Climate and Community Resilience on the inaugural Environmental Justice team. A one-year appointment through the Executive Office of the ...View Article Details for Marccus Hendricks Joins White House Council on Environmental Quality 
Five MAPP Faculty Awarded University Funding to Tackle “Grand Challenges” of Our Time
Efforts to address global water issues, combat urban inequity, respond to environmental contamination and close the digital divide will receive new funding as part of the largest comprehensive grant program in University of Maryland’s history. The Grand Challenges Grants Program, an unprecedented $3...View Article Details for Five MAPP Faculty Awarded University Funding to Tackle “Grand Challenges” of Our Time 
Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Written by Kelly Blake, Maryland TodayA $2.2 million grant will help launch a University of Maryland-led initiative to address the effects of environmental racism and climate change across the mid-Atlantic region, providing financial and training support and advocating for policy changes.The Mid-Atl...View Article Details for Mid-Atlantic Climate Action Hub Launches With $2.2M Grant From Robert Wood Johnson Foundation