Senator Benjamin L. Cardin - U.S. Senator for Maryland
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Clean water, clean air and protecting our natural treasures are among my top priorities in the Senate. This includes moving the United States toward energy independence within a decade, reducing global warming, and helping restore and protect Maryland's greatest natural resource: the Chesapeake Bay.


As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I continue to champion increased fuel economy standards for vehicles, improved "Green Building" standards to reduce energy consumption, and an expansion of our national park system to include the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail and the new Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.

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Date Title
12/05/2008 CARDIN AGAIN URGES DOD COMPLIANCE WITH EPA CLEANUP ORDER AT FORT MEADE
12/05/2008 CARDIN CALLS ON PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA TO ALLOW MARYLAND AND OTHER STATES TO SET STRICTER AUTO EMISSIONS STANDARDS
11/20/2008 CARDIN, SENATE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE, ANSWER OBAMA'S CALL-TO-ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING
11/18/2008 TEAM MARYLAND FULFILLS ITS PROMISE TO HELP MARYLAND'S WATERMEN
11/14/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI URGE PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA TO EXPEDITE DOD CLEANUP OF FT MEADE AND FT DETRICK
10/17/2008 CARDIN WELCOMES TAKOMA PARK RESIDENTS BACK HOME TO RENOVATED GREEN APARTMENTS
09/26/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $2 MILLION FOR LEAD ELIMINATION IN BALTIMORE
09/23/2008 TEAM MARYLAND APPLAUDS EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR WATERMEN
09/18/2008 CARDIN TELLS DOD TO STOP THE DELAYS AT FORT MEADE
09/15/2008 CARDIN TELLS FREDERICK CO. CHAMBER THAT FUTURE ECONOMIC GROWTH DEPENDS ON MAKING OUR NATION ENERGY SECURE
09/12/2008 CARDIN, SNOWE ANNOUNCE PROGRESS ON RELIEF FOR VOLUNTEERS AS HOUSE WAYS & MEANS MEMBERS INTRODUCE COMPANION LEGISLATION
09/03/2008 CARDIN, O'MALLEY, AND ULMAN JOIN FORCES TO URGE ACTION ON NATION'S ENERGY CRISIS
08/06/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI FIGHT TO HELP MARYLANDERS COPE WITH HIGH GAS PRICES
08/05/2008 CARDIN REJECTS BUSH PROPOSAL TO CUT CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED FUNDING
07/22/2008 CARDIN CO-SPONSORS BILL TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES STAY WARM THIS WINTER
07/21/2008 SENATOR CARDIN'S STATEMENT ON ENERGY
07/21/2008 CARDIN, SARBANES ANNOUNCE $328,300 IN FUNDING FOR NEW IRVINE NATURE CENTER
07/11/2008 TEAM MARYLAND FIGHTS FOR MARYLAND BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH HIGH GAS PRICES
07/10/2008 CARDIN, SNOWE AND MIKULSKI INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE FAIR TREATMENT OF VOLUNTEERS HURT BY RISING GAS PRICES
07/01/2008 CARDIN, ALEXANDER SEEK BAN ON IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN-GENERATED NUCLEAR WASTE
06/25/2008 CHESAPEAKE SENATORS URGE COMMERCE SECRETARY TO DECLARE BLUE CRAB DISASTER
06/23/2008 CARDIN AND VAN HOLLEN LISTEN TO SMALL BUSINESSES HURTING FROM RISING GAS PRICES; PLEDGE HELP FROM DEMOCRATS IN SENATE AND HOUSE
06/20/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $711,000 FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS & WATERTRAILS
06/19/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI APPLAUD 2ND SENATE OVERRIDE OF PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF FARM BILL
06/17/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI APPLAUD PASSAGE OF BILL TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENCE FOR D.C. WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
06/16/2008 AMERICANS NEED RELIEF FROM HIGH ENERGY COSTS
06/16/2008 CARDIN ANNOUNCES $100,000 IN FUNDING FOR WATER TRAILS PORTION OF NEW STAR-SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL
06/11/2008 STATEMENT ON GAS PRICE LEGISLATION
06/09/2008 TEAM MARYLAND, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CELEBRATE NEW STAR-SPANGLED BANNER TRAIL AT FT. MCHENRY CEREMONY
06/06/2008 CARDIN SAYS GLOBAL WARMING BILL IS READY FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT
06/05/2008 CARDIN LEADS PUSH FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN LIEBERMAN-WARNER CLIMATE SECURITY ACT
06/04/2008 CARDIN CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION
06/02/2008 GREENING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
06/02/2008 BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
05/21/2008 CARDIN QUESTIONS BIG OIL EXECUTIVES ON RECORD PRICES AND RECORD PROFITS
05/19/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $1.1 MILLION EPA GRANT TO MARYLAND TO HELP CLEAN UP UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
05/19/2008 SEN. CARDIN JOINS CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST, NOAA AND THEIR PARTNERS TO AWARD $540,000 IN GRANTS TO RESTORE CHESAPEAKE BAY SHORELINES
05/08/2008 CARDIN BACKS CONSUMER-FIRST ENERGY ACT
05/07/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE COMMITTEE PASSAGE OF BALTIMORE HERITAGE AREA ACT
05/05/2008 TEAM MARYLAND URGES COMMERCE SECRETARY TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AID TO MARYLAND WATERMEN
05/02/2008 HIGH ENERGY PRICES ARE HURTING OUR MARYLAND AND OUR NATION
05/02/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI, O'MALLEY ANNOUNCE FIGHT TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR MARYLAND WATERMEN
04/29/2008 TEAM MARYLAND CONDEMNS RULING ON ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY OF LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS SITE
04/29/2008 OVERSIGHT ON EPA TOXIC CHEMICAL POLICIES
04/28/2008 CARDIN, HOYER ANNOUNCE ADDITION OF 73 ACRES TO PISCATAWAY NATIONAL PARK
04/18/2008 SENATOR CARDIN PRESENTS $510,000 CHECK TO CHESAPEAKE CITY FOR COST OF REPLACING WATER AND SEWER PIPES
04/16/2008 PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE NATION'S DRINKING WATER: ASSESSING POTENTIAL RISKS AND ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE
04/15/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI FIGHT TO STRIP FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS SITES
04/04/2008 MARYLAND HAS THE RIGHT TO SET AUTO EMISSIONS STANDARDS
04/03/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI SIGN LETTER TO REID URGING FULL FUNDING FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAMS IN FINAL FARM BILL
03/31/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI, ANNOUNCE $546,000 FOR WESTERN MARYLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
03/25/2008 SENATORS CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $53,000 IN FUNDING FOR BAY GATEWAYS PROGRAM
03/25/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI, HOYER ANNOUNCE $20,000 IN NEW FUNDS FOR PISCATAWAY PARK, CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATER TRAILS NETWORK
03/25/2008 CARDIN, CLINTON, SCHUMER URGE SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO COMBAT ACID RAIN
02/28/2008 TEAM MARYLAND CALLS ON FERC TO DENY LNG APPLICATION, CITES COAST GUARD REPORT AS FURTHER REASON
02/28/2008 STATEMENT ON CLEAN AIR AND NUCLEAR ENERGY
02/14/2008 CARDIN, MIKULSKI MEET WITH VOLVO POWERTRAIN, ANNOUNCE FUNDS TO COMPLETE HYBRID ENGINE PROJECT
01/25/2008 SENATOR CARDIN CALLS EPA DECISION ON EMISSIONS WAIVER UNACCEPTABLE AND WRONG
01/23/2008 CARDIN CO-SPONSORS BILL TO ALLOW MARYLAND TO SET NEW EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR VEHICLES
01/14/2008 SEN. CARDIN AND REP. HOYER ANNOUNCE $470,000 IN NEW FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MORGAN STATE ESTUARINE RESEARCH CENTER TO HELP RESTORE OYSTER POPULATION
01/04/2008 THE U.S. HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD THE WORLD IN REDUCING GLOBAL WARMING
12/21/2007 STATEMENT FROM SENATORS CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ON EPA BLOCKING OF HIGHER EMISSION STANDARDS BY STATES LIKE MARYLAND
12/14/2007 CARDIN HAILS PASSAGE OF LANDMARK ENERGY BILL
12/06/2007 CARDIN HAILS COMMITTEE ADOPTION OF HISTORIC CLIMATE CHANGE BILL
12/04/2007 SENATOR CARDIN TOURS CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
11/08/2007 CARDIN, MIKULSKI PRAISE SENATE OVERRIDE OF PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF WATER BILL
10/25/2007 STATEMENT BY U.S. SENATOR BENJAMIN L. CARDIN ABOUT THE EDITED TESTIMONY OF DR. JULIE L. GERBERDING ON THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON HEALTH
10/22/2007 CARDIN CO-SPONSORS BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS
10/18/2007 SENATOR CARDIN ANNOUNCES EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IRVINE NATURE CENTER
10/05/2007 CARDIN, MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO PAY CHESAPEAKE CITY $510,000
09/26/2007 EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
09/26/2007 CARDIN CALLS GLOBAL WARMING A SERIOUS THREAT FACING THE BAY
09/25/2007 CARDIN, MIKULSKI PRAISE FINAL PASSAGE OF WATER BILL TO INCREASE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE BAY
08/02/2007 LIEBERMAN-WARNER GLOBAL WARMING LEGISLATION
07/30/2007 SENATOR CARDIN VISITS GREENLAND TO WITNESS EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING
07/26/2007 SENATOR CARDIN BACKS BILL REQUIRING EPA TO ACT ON CALIFORNIA WAIVER
06/22/2007 CARDIN GOAL OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE INCLUDED IN SENATE-PASSED ENERGY BILL
06/20/2007 CARDIN EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT ON FAILURE OF SENATE TO INCLUDE LNG PROVISION IN ENERGY BILL
06/20/2007 CARDIN, MIKULSKI CALL FOR ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION RESOURCES FOR CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED FARMERS
06/18/2007 CARDIN INTRODUCES AMENDMENTS TO ENERGY BILL, CALLS FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE BY 2017
05/24/2007 CARDIN INTRODUCES BILL TO ACHIEVE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
05/23/2007 CARDIN BILL TO CREATE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL PASSES KEY SENATE COMMITTEE
05/16/2007 CARDIN AND MIKULSKI PRAISE PASSAGE OF WATER BILL THAT WILL INCREASE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE BAY
05/11/2007 CARDIN CO-SPONSORS GLOBAL WARMING BILL THAT WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE U.S. RELIANCE ON FOREIGN ENERGY SOURCES
05/10/2007 CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $700,000 ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT FOR FREDERICK & CARROLL COUNTY HORSE FARMERS
05/09/2007 CARDIN, MIKULSKI TEAM UP TO FIGHT FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY IN FARM BILL
05/04/2007 CARDIN TOURS BP SOLAR PLANT TO PROMOTE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
05/01/2007 CARDIN TELLS THE AG COMMITTEE THAT THE FARM BILL'S CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT TO MARYLAND FARMERS
04/24/2007 CARDIN ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO INSTALL NEW CENTRAL WATER SYSTEM FOR GLENN HEIGHTS
04/24/2007 CARDIN PRESSES EPA ADMINSTRATOR TO APPROVE CLEAN AIR RULE BY JULY 15
04/24/2007 CARDIN AND MIKULKSI INTRODUCE BILL TO GIVE STATES THE RIGHT TO STOP LNG PLANTS
04/19/2007 CARDIN INTRODUCES BILL TO MAKE NEW FEDERAL BUILDINGS MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT
04/10/2007 CARDIN AND MIKULSKI ANNOUNCE $739,000 IN FUNDING FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS & WATERTRAILS PROGRAM
04/05/2007 CARDIN DELIVERS SARBANES LECTURE AT SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
04/04/2007 CARDIN SECURES COMMITTEE APPROVAL FOR KEY MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS
03/30/2007 CARDIN SENDS LETTER TO SENATE APPROPRIATORS URGING FULL FUNDING OF RC&D; PROGRAMS FOR MARYLAND'S AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
03/13/2007 CARDINANNOUNCES $7.5 MILLION FOR BP SOLAR TO PROMOTE SOLAR ENERGY USE
02/08/2007 SENS. CARDIN & MIKULSKI JOIN OTHER MEMBERS OF MD DELEGATION IN URGING ARMY CORP TO REJECT LNG FACILITY
01/30/2007 SEN. CARDIN: MARYLAND IS UNIQUELY VULNERABLE TO GLOBAL WARMING
01/22/2007 CARDIN AND MIKULSKI CALL FOR COMPLETION OF FINAL PHASE OF BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS PROJECT
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