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Transition to EVs should be good for climate AND unions

October 3, 2023 | By Sean McBrearty and Christy McGillivray

If Michigan wants to thrive in the 21st Century we need a new model. Building a real clean energy economy means demanding corporate accountability for human and ecological impacts of production — and that starts by protecting and supporting workers with good union contracts.

Source Water Protection Week & Why It Matters - #ProtecttheSource

September 28, 2023 | By Lynn Thorp

In 2014, I spoke and wrote about drinking water source protection in the context of the 40th anniversary of the first passage of the Safe Drinking Water Act. During this Source Water Protection Week, the case I made then for ramping up protection efforts seems even more clear.

The logos of these organizations arranged at the top of the testimony in the blog post below: Maryland Hunger Solutions Prince George's County Food Equity Council Centro de Apoyo Familiar (Center for Assistance to Families) Maryland Center on Economic Policy Maryland Nonprofits Progressive Maryland Clean Water Action National Aquarium Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools Maryland Ornithological Society Safe Skies Maryland Center for Nature-Informed Therapy Interfaith Partners for the Ches

Prince George's County: pass a more equitable Better Bag Bill!

September 27, 2023 | By Jennifer Kunze and Gabi Sanchez

In June, Prince George’s County Council passed a “Better Bag Bill:” legislation to ban plastic bags and place a 10 cent charge on paper bags. Bills like these are an important step forward for the environment and great Zero Waste policy - but must be made in coalition with food access and equity organizations to ensure that any potential concerns are addressed.

ReThink Disposable: Party Without Plastic!

September 18, 2023 | By Kerry Doyle

The answer to plastic pollution comes before Recycle, Reuse, and even Reduce: it’s RETHINK.

Image of a plastic dinosaur with a party hat on.

Screenshot of the beginning of the comment letter in the text of the blog post. At the top are the logos of signatories.

Our Comments against a CPCN Exemption for 168 diesel generators

September 15, 2023 | By Jennifer Kunze

As the data center industry seeks to grow in Maryland, it must follow our environmental and energy laws for the good of Maryland residents and of the climate. Clean Water Action submitted a letter with 14 organizations to the Maryland Public Service Commission urging them to reject Aligned Data Center's request for a rehearing on their request to be exempted from the proper regulatory process for installing 168 diesel generators.

Fighting a proposed warehouse project in Upper Freehold Township,NJ

September 11, 2023 | By Tolani Taylor

Learn more and get involved in protecting our communities and open spaces from warehouse development!

Image of Clean Water Action's Warehouse Organizer Tolani Taylor testifying in NJ

Fighting For Public Power In Ohio: Knowledge Is Power - Energizing The Midwest

Knowledge Is Power: Fighting for Public Power in Ohio

September 7, 2023 | By Jackson Koeppel

The Public Power Project travelled across the Midwest where communities are maintaining their own energy grids, learning the sometimes complicated world of power generation, or fighting for local control over the flow of resources and capital in their communities.

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