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- An “Animation Revelation” of suburban development challenges on Smart Growth Maryland
- O’Malley signs flush tax, septic regulation bills, Associated Press
- Environmental, health insurance bills become Md. law, Washington Times
- O'Malley signs environment, social media bills, Baltimore Sun
- Gov. O'Malley, Senate President Miller, Speaker Busch hold bill-signing focused on more sustainable future for Maryland, Water World
- Secretary Hall on “The Marc Steiner Show” about PlanMaryland on WEAA 88.9 FM, April 25, 2012
On growing smarter
On state and local planning - Gov. Martin O'Malley given National Planning Leadership Award by American Planning Association (Planning Magazine, April 2012)
- “La Plata Tornado 10 Years After: A Testament to Planning” – A new webpage launched on MDP site
- Maryland Planning Secretary Hall named among planning officials nationally “changing the game”
- Baltimore Sun editorial: Chesapeake Bay was surprise winner of legislative session
- O'Malley gets deserved recognition for Md.'s smart land use policies, Baltimore Sun
- “Maryland Takes the Lead for Sustainable Growth Planning,” Regional & Intergovernmental e-Journal of the American Planning Association
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Septic Bill Approved
"The Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012 is a major step forward for issues that have been kept separate for too long: smart growth and protecting our streams, rivers and bays. The initiative significantly strengthens Maryland's role as a national model for these issues. If implemented correctly, it will more effectively address the proliferation of residential, large-lot sprawl on farm and forest land, and the related problems of bay pollution and rising public infrastructure costs.”
- Richard Eberhart Hall
Maryland Secretary of Planning
“Environmentalists praise assembly session,” Baltimore Sun