Contact:
- Jamie DeMarco, CCAN Action Fund, jamie@demarco@advocacy.com
- Vincent DeMarco, Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative, demarco@mdinitiative.org
BALTIMORE, MD – From April 18th – 20th a dozen people will ride their bikes from the Maryland border with Pennsylvania to Point Lookout in Southern Maryland as part of the Ride for RENEW. The group will ride across Maryland to call attention to the ways Climate change is driving up costs in every corner of the state.
The event included remarks, a chorus singing about the RENEW Act, and a blessing of the bikes from religious leaders.
You can see the live stream of the press conference here.
Here is a video of the blessings of the bikes
Here is a video of the chorus singing about the RENEW Act
You can see photos and videos of the whole bike ride here
The Responding to Emergency Needs from Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act would make giant out-of-state fossil fuel companies pay Maryland billions of dollars to compensate the state for the damages climate change has cost Maryland, including healthcare costs.
Introduced by Senator Katy Fry Hester and Delegates David Fraser-Hidalgo and Adrian Boafo, the first part of the RENEW Act passed in the 2025 general assembly. Comptroller Lierman is currently conducting a study of how much climate change is costing Maryland. In the 2027 legislative session, legislation is expected to force fossil fuel companies to compensate Maryland for those damages.
