When I served in the General Assembly, I learned to measure every big idea against two questions. Is it the right tool for the job? Will it make Marylanders safer? The climate lawsuits brought by Baltimore, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County fail on both counts. They have generated headlines and legal fees, but not a single real solution.

Two Maryland state courts have already dismissed them. In July 2024, Judge Videtta Brown ruled against Baltimore , finding that Maryland law cannot be used to address the harms caused by global greenhouse gas emissions. In January 2025, Judge Steven Platt dismissed the Annapolis and Anne Arundel cases after concluding that Judge Brown’s reasoning was correct. Both judges emphasized that questions about worldwide emissions are for Congress and feder

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