by Doug Boucher When Montgomery County officially declared a “climate emergency” in 2017, it adopted a medium-term plan that was a serious attempt to do something about that emergency. The County Council adopted a 10-year goal – to reduce our climate pollution 80% by 2027 – as well as a longer-term goal of reducing net […]
Montgomery Count is going to fail to meet its climate goal Read More »
By Doug Boucher In 1987, a wonderful field guide to the trees of Washington, D.C. was published by local author and naturalist Melanie Choukas-Bradley. It was called City of Trees, and a recent article in the Washington Post showed just how apt that title was and still is today. Using data assembled by the U.S.
Trees in the City: Good for Climate, Good for People Read More »
by Rachel Epperly – Board Member, Poolesville Green and Owner of Maid Brigade Monocacy Monocle column for July 2024 Here we are – the summer season has begun and with it, the incessant attempt to cool our indoor air and provide a respite against the grueling Maryland summer heat and humidity. “It’s not the heat
Breathe Easier this Summer and All Year Long Read More »
