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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Monday June 02, 2025 ( 2 items )  

Environmental Firm Opposes Changes to Endangered Species Act 'Harm' Definition
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Biohabitats Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, an environmental consulting firm, has expressed its strong opposition to a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service that would rescind the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The company submitted a letter on May 15, 2025, emphasizing the critical role of habitat protection in species conservation. Keith Bowers, founder, practice leader and advocate for Biohabitats, Inc., stated  more

Raskin Statement on the 75th Anniversary of Senator Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience
WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on the 75th Anniversary of Senator Margaret Chase Smith's Declaration of Conscience * "Margaret Chase Smith said the 1950 Senate had become a 'rendezvous for vilification, for selfish political gain at the sacrifice of individual reputations and national unity.' "She railed against the McCarthyite character assassination of the day, but also against the flight from substantive pol  more