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A picture of Baltimore City Hall with text: "What's in Baltimore's budget? Speak out for clean air, clean water, and healthy communities! Baltimore City Board of Estimates Taxpayer's Night. Wednesday, April 23, 6PM, at Baltimore City Hall or online via WebEx

Speak out at Baltimore City Board of Estimates Taxpayer's Night!

April 16, 2025 | By Jennifer Kunze

On Wednesday, April 23, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates is holding its annual Taxpayer's Night - the year's first public hearing on next year's City budget. How is the City spending your money? Is the City investing enough in clean water, clean air, healthy communities, and Zero Waste? Speak out at Taxpayer's Night to share your budget priorities!

Earth Month 2025 – Getting PFAS out of California's Groundwater

April 16, 2025 | By Mac Glackin

Clean Water Action and our local environmental justice allies are dedicated to safeguarding California’s waters from PFAS pollution! This Earth Month, we’re focusing on telling the story of how our legislative efforts to address PFAS pollution affect communities reliant on groundwater in California.

ReThink Takes on Takeout - No More Trash To-Go

April 10, 2025 | By Julie Wedge

Changing consumer behavior to return reusable takeout items - creating the circular economy we are looking to build - will take time, education, and commitment from the food service industry and programs such as ours, so ReThink Disposable is rethinking takeout.

Clean Water 2025 Maryland Legislative Priorities: Victories and Defeats

April 9, 2025 | By Emily Ranson, Jennifer Kunze, and Gabi Sanchez

On Monday, Maryland ended its 90-day legislative session. With uncertainty out of Washington, this was a difficult year in Annapolis. Legislators grappled with a deficit that became worse as the state faced questions about federal grants and jobs.

Against these difficult headwinds, we worked with

Picture of people rallying in Annapolis with signs like "Burning trash is not clean energy," "for the air we breathe," and "let's reclaim renewable energy."

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Taking On PFAS and Polluters - National Teflon Day 2025

April 4, 2025 | By Andria Ventura

Did you know that April 6th is National Teflon Day? That’s right, it’s a day to celebrate a product that is severely toxic to humans and has helped contaminate the planet! But the industry wants you to think that is a good thing. In California, Clean Water Action is celebrating National Teflon Day a different way.