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Clean Water Action: Climate Change is Water Change
Clean Water Action: Climate Change is Water Change CLEAN Future Act is a Bold Plan to Address the Climate Crisis and Protect Water & Health Long Branch, NJ--Clean Water Action joined Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. at a press event at Monmouth University today to support the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act - a bold new climate plan to achieve a 100 percent clean energy economy by 2050. As extreme weather is devastating communities across the U.S. and the world, the American people continue to demand bold climate solutions, and support for climate
Safer Septic Systems for Maryland
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Cleanup requires nutrient reductions from every sector that contributes to water pollution. Of the four major sectors contributing to Bay pollution, massive public investment has led to significant reductions in pollution from wastewater treatment plants; counties have permit requirements to reduce stormwater runoff; and agricultural pollution has seen significant reductions in recent years.
From Trash Incineration to Zero Waste in Maryland
How communities across Maryland handle their solid waste has enormous impacts on local air quality, municipal budgets, and climate change.
Restore the Anacostia River!
Polluted and neglected for decades, the Anacostia River is undergoing a renaissance thanks to years of community advocacy. Local governments have made strides fixing all the major pollution sources: bacteria, polluted stormwater runoff, trash, and toxics. But the hardest work is still ahead of us.
The Impacts of Pipelines
The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) issued a permit to Columbia Gas without providing the necessary information to the public, and did not comply with Clean Water Act or State Law when issuing the permit. MDE issued the permit too quickly, without taking into consideration the health of communities, people, and the environment. The permit issued would impact the waterways in Baltimore City and County that contribute to the drinking water of 1.8 million people. MDE, Baltimore & the Columbia Gas Pipeline In April 2014, MDE issued a permit to Columbia Gas for a 305 acre project that
