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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

A Pleasant Surprise in the Field

April 8, 2015 | By Clean Water Action

When my fellow canvassers hear that I’ve been knocking on doors for Clean Water Action for 4 years, they often say, “so nothing catches you by surprise.” That couldn’t be further from the truth. Last night, we were working one of those chilly, drizzly shifts where the materials on your clipboard are

The Bottomless Drought - There is More We Can Do

April 3, 2015 | By Clean Water Action

By Jennifer Clary, California Water Program Manager (Follow Our California Team on Twitter - @CleanH2OCA) Governor Brown’s announcement Wednesday that we’re in a severe drought was far from a surprise. No spring rains are coming to rescue us this year as we embark on the 4 th year of drought – the

California's Emergency Oil and Gas Regulations Aren't Enough

April 3, 2015 | By Clean Water Action

By Andrew Grinberg, California Oil and Gas Program Manager - Follow Andrew on Twitter (@AndrewBGrinberg) Yesterday the California Department of Conservation (DOC) and Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) issued draft emergency regulations on aquifer exemptions under the Federal Safe

Talking Mercury at the State House

April 2, 2015 | By Clean Water Action

By Dave Gerraughty, Rhode Island Program Organizer My adrenalin was on overdrive and my nerves were jangling a bit as I was called to testify before the Rhode Island House Environment Committee on our bill to create a Producer Responsibility Program for light bulbs containing mercury. I had spent

California Has It All: Oil, Gas and Dwindling Water Supplies

April 1, 2015 | By Clean Water Action

By John Noël, National Oil & Gas Campaigns Coordinator - Follow John on Twitter (@Noel_Johnny) Pulling off California’s Highway 5, the road that takes you down the spine of the state is like a portal into another world. Lost Hills, a tiny town sandwiched between prime agriculture and oil fields, is