AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNuclear Power Deal: Constellation says it will pour more than $3 billion into “state-of-the-art improvements” at Maryland’s Calvert Cliffs after signing a 20-year power purchase agreement with Amazon, including 190 MW of uprates planned for 2030–2032. Chesapeake Bay Wildlife: USGS and Maryland DNR highlight ospreys as a Bay health indicator, with the birds’ nesting and fish-hunting tied to clean water and abundant prey. Local Flood Resilience: Thurmont received Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration grant funding for the Emmitsburg Road Flood Mitigation Project, with a required 25% local match. Environmental Enforcement: South Baltimore residents say a Curtis Bay medical waste incinerator is still emitting after a prior MDE fine and guilty plea, prompting a community documentation push. Fisheries & Food Web: Talbot Green Hands urges public comments on Atlantic menhaden limits, warning that industrial-scale harvest off Virginia threatens Bay species like ospreys and rockfish. Data Center Backlash: A new review process for Maryland data centers reflects a widening gap between economic growth goals and environmental/community opposition. Public Input & Planning: Maryland’s neighbors in North Carolina begin scoping for a Red Drum Fishery Management Plan review, seeking stakeholder input through Oct. 30.
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