Gov. Martin O'Malley has received the American Planning Association's national leadership award for his advocacy of environmental issues, the group said this week.
The award will be presented at the group's national conference in Los Angeles in April.
The announcement of the award comes a few weeks after O'Malley adopted PlanMaryland, Maryland's first statewide growth plan. Critics of the plan have said it may take away local government's power to form their own land use plans, while supporters have said...
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