News Highlight Campaign Aims to Educate Homeowners, Protect the Chesapeake Bay and Improve the Environment Apr 20, 2007 The “Healthy Lawns, Clean Water” the campaign encourages homeowners and businesses to do their part in protecting the bay.
News Release Board of Directors Adopts Major Climate Change Initiative Apr 11, 2007 Montgomery County Council Member Nancy Floreen will chair a new steering committee to guide one of the nation's first regional climate change initiatives to focus on controlling greenhouse gas emissions locally.
News Release Board of Directors Approves Report on Region-Wide Broadband Access Apr 11, 2007 The COG Board of Directors approved unanimously the COG Broadband Access Task Force report which promotes the development of faster and readily available internet access to strengthen the region’s economy.
News Release Metropolitan Washington's COG Turns 50 Apr 11, 2007 COG marked its 50th Anniversary today during its monthly Board meeting.
News Release TPB Awards Planning Assistance to Local Jurisdictions under the Transportation/Land Use Connections Pilot Program Mar 21, 2007 The TPB awarded six short-term planning assistance projects to help coordinate transportation and land-use planning in the region.
News Release COG Board Votes to Support D.C. House Voting Rights Bill Mar 14, 2007 The COG Board of Directors voted to support H.R. 1433, the D.C. House Voting Rights Act. The resolution would grant a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to the delegate representing the District.
News Highlight Pilots Gather for Forum on Helicopter Noise Mar 14, 2007 Pilots discuss ways to lessen the impact of helicopter noise on communities.
News Release COG Honors Local Citizens For Service To Animals Mar 2, 2007 The Washington region’s outstanding animal services professionals were honored at the third annual Animal Services Awards program.
News Highlight Congressman Chris Van Hollen Welcomes Student Leadership Feb 12, 2007 Twenty high school students met with Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen to take a leadership role in the Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative.
News Highlight Homeland Security Exercise Pulled from Lessons Learned after 9/11 and Hurricanes Jan 30, 2007 Emergency managers and social service officials completed an exercise this week designed to practice the long-term recovery procedures needed after a natural or man-made disaster.