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This week, the Baltimore County Council voted to pass Bill 37-19, which closes two loopholes that impacted open space requirements in the county. Previously, developers could count parking lot islands and private amenities towards their required open space acreage. Common sense dictates that little patches of grass surrounded by parking lot and private amenities, like rooftop pools, are not public recreational space. Councilmen Marks and Quirk introduced Bill 37-19 to close loopholes that enabled developers to shirk their requirements to provide community open space. Residents around Baltimore

Maryland recently completed a two-year study on the Chesapeake Bay Bridgethat included three recommendations for new crossings. The state is looking at potential bridges between Pasadena and Rock Hall, between Mayo and Easton, and alongside the current spans between Arnold and Kent Island. These sites, along with a "no build" option will be presented at community meetings throughout Maryland. The first environmental impact statement is not expected to be completed until 2021, and at this time the announced alignments are preliminary. The logistical questions about new highway alignment

By Elizabeth Saunders, Massachusetts Director - Follow our Boston office on Twitter ( @CleanH2OMA) Elizabeth and Her Sign The People's Climate March was an incredibly powerful experience. The Clean Water Action Boston team joined a bus organized by Alternatives for Community and Environment, the leading environmental justice organization in Boston, which organized dozens of youth leaders and others to travel together to the march. The march was equal parts protest/call to action and celebration. Of course it was a protest against the lack of commitment from our political leaders to doing the