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Our 2026 Maryland Legislative Priorities

January 14, 2026 | By Jennifer Kunze

Maryland’s General Assembly begins today, and for the first time since 2018, Clean Water Action is not asking for your help in ending subsidies for burning trash under Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio. Your tireless support over the years made a difference, and the General Assembly ended these

Expanding Composting in Frederick County

January 14, 2022 | By Jennifer Kunze

Great news for Zero Waste! Key City Compost, a company founded after Frederick County said no to a new incinerator, is growing and expanding their operations. This week, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved Key City Compost's new Site Plan, a key part of increasing the amount

A compost pile at Prince George's County's compost facility.

A collage of photos of Clean Water Action's work in the 2020 Maryland General Assembly.

Maryland's 2022 Legislative Session

January 7, 2022 | By Emily Ranson

Maryland's legislative session starts this Wednesday! For the following 90 days, we'll be working to get important legislation passed for clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. Septic Systems: Septic systems play an important role in protecting water quality, public health, and home values

Another year for clean water

December 29, 2021 | By Emily Ranson

If I had to summarize 2021 in one word, I’d use adaptation to describe how our offices across the country and in Maryland took to the hurdles and challenges of the last two years of the pandemic and transformed them into a totally new way of organizing, outreach, and policy change. Our victories in