AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoWildfire Smoke & Health: Maryland is bracing for worsening air as Canadian wildfire smoke pushes air quality to Code Red Friday statewide, with Western Maryland possibly hitting Code Purple; health experts urge people to limit time outdoors, keep windows closed, and use recirculating A/C and portable air purifiers, with N95/KN95 masks recommended if you must go out. Water Quality Funding: Maryland awarded $11.2 million through the Whole Watershed Fund for 30 restoration projects across the Antietam Creek, Baltimore Harbor, Newport Bay, Severn River, and Upper Choptank River watersheds, plus monitoring support. Shoreline Restoration Tech: Chesapeake Bay Program partners are promoting “QuickReef,” a faster-to-install living-shoreline sill material that could ease the funding bottleneck for shoreline erosion control. Conservation Corridor: Kent County added a new 10,000-acre conservation corridor via a conservation easement supported by Maryland DNR’s Rural Legacy and REPI, protecting habitat connectivity and aquifers. Local Data Center Rules: Baltimore County’s planning board heard a report recommending stricter hyperscale data center limits, including setbacks from schools and homes and tighter noise caps, as the county pauses new developments until 2027.
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