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An Extra Hour for Clean Power
The days are now getting shorter, and while we’ve rolled back our clocks we will not roll back our water protections. Here’s what your Maryland Clean Water Action office has been up to as we fight federal rollbacks and push Maryland forward.
Coal Free Waters- With a coalition of other groups, we are urging the Maryland Department of the Environment to require Maryland coal plants to minimize their toxic discharge. Join us in Baltimore on November 9th for Understanding the Health Consequences in Maryland of Electricity Produced from Fossil Fuel, a free workshop presented by Chesapeake
Save Our Forests in Maryland
Maryland is losing forests to development daily, but forests serve an important role in our ecosystem, and we cannot afford to lose them.
Forests have more value than just how their proximity increases property values. They're not just nice to look at; we cannot afford to chop down and fragment our remaining forests in an endless pursuit of new development. When we remove forests for houses and pavement, we create more problems with flooding, pollution, and climate change.
Just a few highlights:
Forests filter pollutants, capturing both runoff nutrients (like nitrogen and phosphorus) andWorking the Legislature to Energize Rhode Island
Sometimes when you’re trying to get folks up at the statehouse to embrace big ideas for progressive change, you have to look for indirect signs of movement in your direction.
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Clean Water Action is the nation's leading grassroots environmental organization and our strength and effectiveness come directly from people like you, our members.
Policy on Investing In Fossil Fuels
Because of the impacts of fossil fuels on the earth’s climate and the damage they cause to our air and water, it is the policy of Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund to avoid investing any of their funds in companies that mine, produce, refine or burn fossil fuels. In 2013, Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund moved their investments to socially responsible funds which are either fossil-fuel free or include minimal investments in fossil fuels in their portfolio. Currently all Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund investments are fossil fuel free. Clean Water Action and Clean Water