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Amidst Rising Energy Costs, New Report Shows Maryland Ratepayers “Clean Energy” Dollars Are Flowing to Polluting Energy Sources
HB566: Zero Waste infrastructure in schools!
Today, the House Appropriations Committee held its hearing on HB566, legislation to bring Maryland one step further down the path to Zero Waste by ensuring that new schools are built with facilities to separate recycling and compost from the trash in place. What a great idea! Read our testimony for more:
HB566: School Construction – Design Documents – Waste Disposal Infrastructure House Appropriations Committee February 17, 2022
Position: Favorable
Dear Chair McIntosh and Members of the Committee,
Clean Water Action supports HB566 to require the Interagency Commission on School Construction
Testimony on Septic Systems
HB318 - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation House Environment and Transportation Committee February 9, 2022
Position: Favorable
Dear Chairman Barve and Members of the Committee,
Septic systems are complicated, vital systems that play a crucial role in the health and wellbeing of not only our waterways, but also people. As Maryland continues to grow, our understanding of soil types and processes expands, and our rain events intensify, it is important to have a septic industry that has the oversight and capacity to adapt to our changing landscape. For these reasons, Clean Water Action
The Future of Fracking
With the new federal administration taking over, a lot of citizens are concerned. Trump and his incoming administration seem eager to undo all the progress that has been made towards reducing our country’s emissions. On the official White House website, Trump has laid out his “America First Energy Policy,” which has began to confirm what many environmentalist have feared: that Trump's plans will further exhaust our use of fossil fuels. This report outlines our supposed need not only to increase our oil and gas production, but also to revitalize the dying coal industry. This plan to increase