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Why is Baltimore City burning our yard waste?

June 25, 2024 | By Jennifer Kunze

On Wednesday, June 26, the Baltimore City Council's Health, Environment, and Transportation Committee is holding a hearing on Council Bill 23-0466: Recyclable Materials and Yard Waste . Unlike every other County in Maryland, Baltimore City has no centralized yard waste composting program - only

Clean Water Waves | In The News, March 2023

April 1, 2023 | By Jennifer Schlicht

Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise.

Clean Water Action Waves: In the news, March 2023

UPDATED 61 Groups Agree: Let's Reclaim Renewable Energy!

February 28, 2023 | By Jennifer Kunze

Today, we're testifying in the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment committee for the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act ( SB590/ HB718) - the latest, and hopefully final, step in the years-long campaign to end "renewable energy" subsidies for trash incineration. This year, communities on the

Testimony on HB352: 2 Crew Members on Freight Trains

February 16, 2023 | By Jennifer Kunze

Train derailments are not uncommon in Maryland, and many of our rail lines parallel rivers or run through communities. HB 492 will help create safer working conditions for rail workers, improve the safety of communities living near rail lines, and protect the environment by limiting the likelihood of a derailment and subsequent explosion or spill.

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Testimony on MD HB161, the Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act

February 8, 2023 | By Jennifer Kunze

Today Clean Water Action testified on HB161, the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act. This important bill sets up a review by the state Department of Legislative Services to consider whether or how this quasi-state agency, created by the state in 1980 to plan and finance trash incinerators, should continue.