NewsEnvironment Adjusting to warming world has cost Maryland billions, comptroller says State comptroller says past cleanup costs show why investing in resilience pays offShare this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Brooke E. Lierman, comptroller of Maryland. Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff) By Karl HillePUBLISHED: October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM EDT | UPDATED: October 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM EDTClimate change has already cost Maryland $10 to $20 billion to clean up after 85 extreme weather events since 1984, said Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, but the cost of doing nothing will be far higher in the future. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X RevContent Feed