Maryland leaders must fight to restore climate justice funding

The effects of climate change are being felt in Maryland, and the impact is even greater in Black and brown communities, writes Sacoby Wilson, which is why our lawmakers need to fight to restore the climate justice grants the Trump administration stripped away.

By: Sacoby Wilson

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 881

Last Updated: 3 days, 18 hours ago

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Flooding. Heat waves. Brutal storms. Power outages. Thanks to the Trump administration’s clawbacks of approved grant funding, Maryland residents are less prepared for these and other impacts of a changing climate. Low-income communities and people of color — who are hit first and worst by climate disaster — will suffer the most.

Back in 2024, I served on a team that won a $20 million grant for a program to improve climate resilience in …

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