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Week of June 11, 2012

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

Wednesdays from 12 - 4pm - is located at Cole Field House on the campus of University of Maryland, College Park. The market provides a weekly opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to purchase healthy foods, fresh from local farms. Mark your calendar and join us every Wednesday for delicious local produce and live music. 

, Washington, DC  (All University System of Maryland institutions are signatories of the ACUPCC's Presidents' Climate Commitment)

State of Maryland News

(By Wildlife Promise as reported by the National Wildlife Federation, 6/9/12)

(Reported by Tom Pelton, NPR/WYPR - The Environment in Focus, 6/6/12)

(By Stephen Lacey, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress, 6/5/12) [Maryland is a part of the 9-state RGGI initiative]

(By WAMU Staff, NPR/WAMU, 6/5/12)

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(By Lloyd Alter, Treehugger.com, 6/8/12)

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/7/12)

(By Nate Berg, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 6/6/12)

(By Paul Basken, The Chronicle of Higher Education - Government, 6/6/12)

(By John Vidal, The [UK] Guardian, 6/6/12)

(By Dinakar Sethuraman, Bloomberg News, 6/5/12)

(By Joe Romm, ClimateProgress.org, 6/5/12)

(By Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 6/5/12)

(By Stephen Leahy, Inter Press Service as reported by CommonDreams.org, 6/5/12)

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 6/4/12)

(BY Jocelyn Fong, Media Matters for America, 6/4/12)