ANNAPOLIS, Md.— When Wes Moore became Maryland’s governor in 2023, he pledged to lead the state into a climate-resilient future by lowering emissions and decarbonizing the economy—and leave no one behind in doing so.

But two and a half years into his term, the Moore administration has fallen short on its climate and environmental justice commitments and notably backflipped on progressive policies, a pair of mid-year assessments from the nonprofit Maryland League of Conservation Voters (LCV) concludes.

Released in mid-August, the 2025 Environmental Scorecard and the Governor’s Environmental Report Card offer a broad-based review of the Moore administration’s performance. The assessments describe lost momentum, budgetary contradictions and legislative backsliding that advocates say make it

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