BALTIMORE – The Maryland Port Administration said Monday that it is beginning preliminary work on a multi-year, federally funded $147 million project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Port of Baltimore.
The funds are part of a $3 billion national investment in ports that was part of the Inflation Reduction Act signed by outgoing President Joe Biden in 2022. It is aimed at reducing pollution for port workers and surrounding communities and creating union jobs.
Biden, whose term ends Jan. 20, announced the funding during an Oct. 29 visit to the Dundalk Marine Terminal…