Read more from GHHI President & CEO @ruthannnorton.bsky.social and @sirnatony.bsky.social, Buildings Senior Policy Lead at @evergreenaction.bsky.social www.baltimoresun.com/2026/07/03/m...

Amid record-breaking heat, Maryland must act | GUEST COMMENTARY

Opinion: Amid record-breaking heat, investing in healthier, more affordable homes is so important, writes Ruth Ann Norton and Tony Sirna.

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We should not only be deeply ashamed and angered by this - we need to ensure this does not happen. We are only a beacon of justice if we submit to ethical and just acts. VOTE VOTE VOTE …Rubio announces an overt U.S. attack on the International Criminal Court. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...

Trump Administration Announces New Attack on the International Criminal Court

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will “dismantle” the international court that tries grave crimes “brick by brick, if necessary.”

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How Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...

How Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps

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It was so great to be on the Maryland Energy Talk podcast with @jamiedemarco.bsky.social and @ruthannnorton.bsky.social, talking about how Maryland is taking the lead in upgrading people's homes to clean, efficient, and affordable heat pumps! demarcoadvocacy.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...

What is a Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standard?

Listen now | How Maryland is moving forward with the gold-standard of building policies

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Maryland is moving forward with one policy that will decarbonize nearly every building in Maryland: a Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standard. @sirnatony.bsky.social and @ruthannnorton.bsky.social will tell you all about it in this episode of Maryland Energy Talk.

Tony Sirna@sirnatony.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It was so great to be on the Maryland Energy Talk podcast with @jamiedemarco.bsky.social and @ruthannnorton.bsky.social, talking about how Maryland is taking the lead in upgrading people's homes to clean, efficient, and affordable heat pumps! demarcoadvocacy.substack.com/p/what-is-a-...

In this Maryland Energy Talk podcast, @ruthannnorton.bsky.social of @healthyhousing.bsky.social and @sirnatony.bsky.social of @evergreenaction.bsky.social discuss why passing #CleanHeat Rules in MD would help reduce pollution and energy costs for Marylanders #BuildingDecarb #HeatPump bit.ly/3LVcSIP

What is a Zero-Emission Heating Equipment Standard?

Listen now | How Maryland is moving forward with the gold-standard of building policies

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The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.

@healthyhousing.bsky.social - who serves as the Region 3 Thriving Communities Grantmaker, is proud to support these efforts to improve environmental quality and health. #Green&HealthyHomesInitiative #EnvironmentalHealth

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How Bucks County Is Turning the Tide on Plastic Waste | With Earth Day approaching, it’s important to spotlight our plastic pollution problem – as well as the communities taking the lead in reining it in.

Dutch Voters Deliver Major Setback to Far-Right Party of Geert Wilders www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/w...

Dutch Voters Deliver Major Setback to Far-Right Party of Geert Wilders

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“We need to be clear that this is unacceptable. It’s immoral, it’s dangerous, and it goes completely against the mission of the state had to end the toxic legacy of lead.” - GHHI President and CEO, @ruthannnorton.bsky.social www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cl...

An inspector cleared 1,500 homes of lead paint risk. Maryland says: Wrong.

An inspection had illegally cleared their home of risks of toxic lead paint, residents learned in the letters.

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Our President and CEO, @ruthannnorton.bsky.social WMAR2News: “In many of those instances, it gave people comfort that they lived in or were moving into safe housing… the result of the children who moved in and became poisoned is just beyond unacceptable.” Full story: tinyurl.com/wmar-lead-plea

Guilty plea in bogus lead paint inspections

A Baltimore man will face up to nine years behind bars for issuing bogus lead paint certificates that placed the health of children in jeopardy.

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An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...

An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders

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Lead Found in Popular Protein Powders and Shakes, Report Says www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...

Lead Found in Popular Protein Powders and Shakes, Report Says

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“ Community up” to achieve clean energy! #ZeroEmissionHeatingStandardsNow! #ZEHES Graphic from the Clean Buildings Healthy Communities

We have a moral obligation as a country to provide medical care for those who rushed to Ground Zero on 9/11. Today, I joined a bipartisan group of state AGs to urge Congress to fully fund the World Trade Center Health Program. www.nj.gov/oag/newsrele...

We refuse to allow our communities to suffer from environmental neglect. We’re not just protecting our environment, we’re protecting our people.

$1.7 million in grant funding allocated to environmental cleanup projects in Maryland

The Maryland Department of the Environment, Chesapeake Bay Trust, along with Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott announced $1.7 million in grant funding for 21 environmental projects.

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Lower energy bills, healthier air & increased climate resilience. @govwesmoore.bsky.social proposed healthy air standards for MD @ruthannnorton.bsky.social @healthyhousing.bsky.social & @ccanactionfund.bsky.social discuss why we must invest in these standards: www.baltimoresun.com/2025/04/10/l...

Let’s ensure Maryland’s children breathe healthy air | GUEST COMMENTARY

Healthy home heating standards will help Maryland kids grow up with healthy lungs.

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