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Testimony for the CHERISH Our Communities Act

March 11, 2025 | By Jennifer Kunze

Today, we are testifying with the Mid-Atlantic Justice Coalition in support of one of our main legislative priorities: the CHERISH Our Communities Act, to bring cumulative impacts considerations into Maryland's pollution permitting system. This bill is an environmental community priority and

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CHERISH Act: Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving our Shared Health

The Hidden Costs of Beauty: Understanding the Impacts of Toxic Products on Women of Color

February 26, 2025 | By X Braithwaite
Clean Water Action hosted The Hidden Costs of Beauty webinar to uncover the environmental and health impacts of beauty products marketed to Black women and other communities of color. This discussion brought together advocates, researchers, and community members to explore the intersections of beauty, health, and justice—and, more importantly, to chart a path forward.
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graphic design for Clean Water Action's Hidden Costs of Beauty webinar
People rallying in front of the MD State House, some wearing gas masks, with signs like "Burning trash is not clean energy," "clean air is a human right," and "people over profit."

78 Organizations Support Maryland's Reclaim Renewable Energy Act

February 20, 2025 | By Jennifer Kunze
Today, we're testifying in support of HB220/SB10, the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act - long-overdue environmental justice legislation to stop subsidizing trash incinerators as "renewable energy." Check out this testimony signed by 78 organizations, download our technical testimony for more policy details, and contact your legislators to support the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act today!
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