In Reversal, Moore Funds Climate Change Study He Previously Vetoed

Despite Moore’s Reversal on Climate Funding, Legislature Must Override RENEW Veto

Annapolis, MD — Today, Governor Moore announced that he will be allocating funding to study the cost of climate change in Maryland. Earlier this year, Moore vetoed the RENEW Act, Maryland’s Climate Superfund study bill, which would have done just that. The announcement comes ahead of a special session slated for next week where the legislature is poised to consider overriding Moore’s veto of the popular RENEW Act, which passed by a super majorit…

In reversal, Moore funds climate change study he previously vetoed

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is allocating nearly $500,000 to study the costs of climate change in the state — just months after he cited cost concerns as he vetoed a bill to spend almost the same amount of money for the same study.

Moore reverses veto plans to fund $500K climate impact study

Gov. Moore reverses veto to fund $500K RENEW Act study, analyzing climate change’s economic impact on Maryland and extreme weather costs.

In Reversal, Moore Funds Climate Change Study He Previously Vetoed

But Moore's about-face may help him to make amends, as Annapolis gears up for its next full legislative session on Jan. 14.

Moore Administration Announces Agreement Analyzing Cost Of Climate Change On Maryland - The BayNet

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Today, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Office of Comptroller Brooke Lierman announced that Maryland will move forward with a comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts caused by the greenhouse gas emissions that lead to harmful climate change. The joint measure utilizes philanthropic investments and existing state funding sources to fully fund the RENEW Act study and critically assess the undue burden Marylanders are pay…