Testimony against Chemical Recycling in Howard County
On Thursday, I spoke alongside hundreds of fellow Howard County residents at a Planning Board hearing on chemical recycling. W. R. Grace, headquartered in Columbia, has proposed to start a pilot of "chemical recycling" at their headquarters - read more here . Chemical recycling is not recycling
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Mobilize and Localize: catching up with our local work
A few weeks after Maryland's whirlwind of a legislative session, it's time to dive deep on our local level campaigns. Clean Water Action supporters across Maryland are fighting for clean air and water, healthy communities, a life-sustaining climate, and a meaningful democracy. Here's what's going
Next Steps for Howard County Citizens' Election Fund!
Update: The Howard County Council voted and passed CB30 (the Citizens' Election Fund) on Monday, June 5th! County Executive Kittleman vetoed the bill, so the work continues to overturn the veto. We need you to email or call your councilmember one last time to thank them for voting for a new way to
Fight for climate justice in DC and fair development in Baltimore.
For over a century, Baltimore has been a hub for dirty energy sources and other industry that has put our environment and our communities in danger. From coal-burning power plants and the BRESCO trash incinerator to crude oil train terminals and the coal export facility in South Baltimore, dirty
Hearing next week on the Howard County Citizen's Election Fund
In November, Howard County residents passed Question A to establish a new way for candidates to run for office. Now, Councilmembers Jon Weinstein and Jen Terrasa have introduced CB30 to finalize the program, and it’s up to the Council to pass it. The program will provide matching funds for small
The 2017 Legislative Session is over - what next?
Last night marked the end of Maryland's 2017 legislative session. This was a wild three months in Annapolis, but we were there for it all, campaigning for our priority issues, adding a few more, and making sure that we were an active voice for clean water throughout. We framed our legislative work
Keeping antibiotics out of your water
Great news from Annapolis!
Maryland is poised to become the second state in the country to ban the routine use of antibiotics in farm animals. The Keep Antibiotics Effective Act has passed through both the House of Delegates and the Senate; now one of those chambers has to fully pass its
