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Testimony on MD SB125/HB486: Knowledge is power around Superfund sites
Clean Water Action supports ensuring that Maryland residents contracting to buy homes near contaminated sites on the Superfund National Priorities List receive a disclosure of that fact. This is based on our and partners' work on the NPL site at Fort Detrick, where investigation and remediation of groundwater that was contaminated by improper hazardous disposal has been ongoing for over a decade.
UPDATED: 87 Groups Agree: Burning Trash is Not Clean Energy!
87 organizations urge Maryland's Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee to pass the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act (HB166/SB146) to stop wasting Maryland residents’ money and make more funding available for real renewable energy - at no additional cost to the state budget.
Press Statement on Baltimore City DPW's Sewer Consent Decree Annual Public Meeting
Well over $1 Billion of taxpayer money has been invested in underground pipe projects and improvements at the Back River and Patapsco wastewater treatment plants. Significant progress has been made. Yet rainfall and other conditions continue to overwhelm Baltimore’s sewer system and cause dangerous overflows and backups into our streets, streams, and homes. These events can cause and contribute to severe illness, costly property damage, algae blooms, fish kills, and much more. Baltimore deserves better for its people and its environment. According to the timeline that Baltimore City, MDE, and
2024 Clean Water Action Maryland Legislative Priorities
Maryland's 90 day legislative session starts today! From now through April, we'll be working hard to fight for legislation to protect clean water, clean air, and healthy communities in Maryland. And we need you! We'll be in touch throughout the legislative session with the latest news and opportunities to win clean water victories ( click "Sign up" above to receive our emails ), including these top Clean Water Action priorities:
💵 ♻️ Funding Waste Diversion & Compost ( SB56 ): Local communities want to develop new infrastructure for reducing waste in the first place, rescuing potentially
HB1765: Septic Stewardship Plans
Pollution from septic systems is an ongoing issue in local Maryland streams and rivers, the Chesapeake Bay, and in wells. Last summer, we participated in a summer working group to identify the problems and possible solutions for moving forward. HB1765 is a result of collaboration among stakeholders and has passed the House of Delegates. This bill has passed both the House and Senate!
The Problem:
There are two types of pollution associated with septic systems: nitrogen and bacteria.
Nitrogen is a nutrient pollutant - a fertilizer for plants that can cause algae blooms and deadzones in our