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Updates to 2022 Maryland Clean Water Action Endorsements

Clean Water Action has endorsed candidates in legislative races based on previous record and commitment to our priority areas, including reducing waste, protecting local waterways, and environmental justice.

Statewide:

Wes Moore for Governor

Anne Arundel County:

Senator Sarah Elfreth, District 30 Dawn Gile, for Senate in District 33 Andrew Pruski for House of Delegates in District 33A Delegate Heather Bagnall for House of Delegates in District 33C

Baltimore City:

Senator Mary Washington, District 43 Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, District 41 Delegate Regina Boyce, District 43 Delegate

Fund the Trust

This morning, the Baltimore City Council's Taxation, Finance, and Economic Development Committee held a hearing on Bill 18-0221 – Recordation and Transfer Taxes – Surtax – Dedicating Proceeds to Affordable Housing Trust Fund - more popularly known as the Fund the Trust Act. This bill would raise $13 million for the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund per year by slighly increasing fees on property transfers above $1 million, making it possible for Baltimore to fill a gap in housing availability that the housing market cannot meet by creating deeply affordable housing in Baltimore.

Housing

Moving Baltimore toward cleaner air and zero waste

On September 21, the Maryland Department of the Environment held a public hearing to conclude a nearly two-year process to update air pollution regulations for municipal waste incinerators in Maryland: the BRESCO facility in Baltimore, and the Dickerson facility in Curtis Bay. While Dickerson's nitrogen oxides emissions are relatively low, BRESCO emits more nitrogen oxides per unit of energy generated than any of the state's coal plants - and has not reduced its emissions in the past decade, when the coal plants have either closed or significantly cut their emissions. The regulations the state

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