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On Friday, activists will converge on Washington, D.C., and in other cities around the world to pressure policymakers to combat climate change. The day of action is being called the Global Climate Strike, because it鈥檚 largely being organized by youth groups 鈥� many of whom are urging students to 鈥渟trike鈥� from school to spotlight climate change.
We have a list of some of the Maryland events related to the Global Climate Strike below. But we also thought we鈥檇 reprint some of our recent stories about the climate crisis and other environmental issues 鈥� and the ways Maryland policymakers are reacting:
鈥揂uto emissions edict: Maryland officials vow to fight .
鈥� Climate change challenges: Maryland鈥檚 largest jurisdiction has , but opinions differ on how officials are doing meeting those goals.
鈥� Maryland鈥檚 energy workforce: A shows reveals that more than half of the people in Maryland鈥檚 energy sector work for energy efficiency companies.
鈥揕et鈥檚 make a deal: The Baltimore City Green Party urges the implementation of a . Learn all about the proposal and its guiding values.
鈥揅limate debate: When the Democratic National Committee voted against sanctioning an official debate on climate change, it turns out that only one of 14 DNC members from Maryland who were present for the discussion .
鈥揘ew protections: In early September, the U.S. House voted to ban offshore drilling 鈥� a top priority of environmental activists. Without any new protections in place, coastal states including Maryland could see a number of new lease sales in the coming years.
鈥揋ood neighbors for the bay: A solar industry exec. says meeting Maryland鈥檚 solar targets will require giving solar developers the flexibility to find locations on the state鈥檚 transmission grid that have room for new electric generation.
鈥揟aking charge: Montgomery County boldly announced that it would by reducing greenhouse gases by 100 percent 鈥� to zero by 2035.
鈥揋et serious: Two leading environmentalists suggest Maryland鈥檚 . It鈥檚 time the state gets serious, they say.
鈥揢MD is cool: The University of Maryland became the first university system in the country this semester to sign the to reduce the environmental footprint of campus dining services by offering more sustainably prepared plant-based menu options.
鈥揃ay Bridge: Frank DeFilippo remembers the over the Chesapeake Bay, just as a fight begins over whether, and where, to build a third span. And Queen Anne County leaders of another crossing coming through their county.
鈥揝olar guidelines: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation supports efforts to reduce dependence on carbon-based energy. However, : the other is conserving natural resources areas that act as a carbon sink and provide climate resiliency.
鈥� Regional cooperation on Bay cleanup: The six Chesapeake Bay states and the District of Columbia met to discuss their . Although Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) has criticized Pennsylvania for failing to meet its goals, he was largely conciliatory 鈥� and a leading environmental group fretted that the federal government may not be capable of enforcing the state鈥檚 cleanup commitments.
鈥揙n the road again: The head of the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance argues that building more roads 鈥� but will put more cars on the road.
鈥揌atching a plan: Maryland鈥檚 largest . Late in the season, things appear to have turned around.
鈥揚riorities clash: proposed for Charles County, saying they could damage waterways, wetlands and forests. The decision illustrates the dilemma policymakers may increasingly face as they scramble to meet ambitious renewable energy mandates.
鈥揝aving the Bay: Chesapeake Bay states and the District of Columbia submitted final plans for Bay cleanup to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. .
鈥揥hat if: If you weren鈥檛 depressed enough about global warming, columnist Frank DeFilippo reminds us .
鈥揚ipeline blocked: A federal court delivered that wants to run a pipeline under parts of Western Maryland.
鈥�100% clean energy: The director of Policy and Advocacy at Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum to achieving 100 percent clean energy use in Maryland.
鈥揌old the greens: The governor has in Maryland, including the creation of a workgroup to study where to site major renewable energy installations in the state.
Now here鈥檚 a look at some of the Global Climate Strike events in Maryland on Friday:
Annapolis: Climate rally, 11 a.m., Whitmore Park, Clay Street and Calvert Street, followed by a march to the Alex Haley Memorial at City Dock for a 鈥渄ie-in.鈥�
Baltimore: Climate rally at noon; meet at 201 E. Pratt St., march to City Hall, 100 Holliday St., at 12:15.
Columbia: Climate rally downtown, 2-6 p.m., 10480 Little Patuxent Parkway.
Frederick: Rally in front of Winchester Hall, the county government building, 12 E. Church St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Loyola University: Strike for climate change at noon; Loyola Quad, 4501 N. Charles St., Baltimore
MICA: Strike at 11:30 a.m., Cohen Plaza, 1303 W. Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore
Silver Spring: 9-10 a.m., greeting student protesters as they head to the rally in D.C., Silver Spring Metro station
Towson University: 10 a.m. rally at Freedom Square, before heading to downtown Baltimore
University of Maryland: Rally from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at McKeldin Mall
