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Speaking up to Support SB548: Stop Subsidizing Trash Incineration
Yesterday, the Senate Finance Committee held a public hearing on SB548: legislation to take trash incineration out of Maryland's Renewable Portfolio Standard and stop giving it subsidies intended to support the development of wind, solar, and other renewable forms of energy. With a team of Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County residents, we spoke out about the air quality, health, and climate impacts of trash incineration, and the reality of zero waste alternatives like composting, recycling, and source reduction. We also delivered a letter from 25 Maryland organizations calling on the Senate
Community Participation in Groundwater Sustainability: A Tale of Two Rivers
In some California basins, sustainable groundwater management can mean the difference between whether a species goes extinct or a community’s drinking water becomes contaminated. The stakes are high. Felice Pace, an activist who works for the North Coast Stream Flow Coalition, talks to Clean Water Action about salmon, surface flows, and the importance of community involvement in the Smith and Scott River Groundwater Sustainability Plans. What do you wish more people understood about makes groundwater sustainability important in the Scott River and Smith River Plain? Surface and groundwater are
Rhode Island’s Environmental Champions
Clean Water Action honors environmental advocates each year during Rhode Island’s annual Breakfast of Champions events. Congratulations to all of our Environmental Advocates, and thank you for all your hard work fighting to protect Rhode Island’s drinking water, environment, and public health. 2025 Champions Dr. Hans Scholl - David R. Gerraughty Award for Lifetime Commitment to the Environment Rep. Megan Cotter - Legislative Champion Warren Heyman and Jim Corwin with the RI School Recycling Project - Reuse and Recycling Award Pawtucket City Councilman Clovis Gregor - Environmental Justice
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Celebrate Earth Month with Clean Water Fund
Celebrate Earth Month 2022 by supporting the work of Clean Water Fund in Rhode Island! Thanks to you, we’re working to protect public health and the environment for all Rhode Islanders every day. We’re working to reduce exposure to toxic PFAS in consumer goods, reduce plastic waste, and make sure polluters clean up after themselves. Donate Today Please note that contributions to Clean Water Fund are tax deductible. If you want to learn more about Clean Water Action’s work in Rhode Island, click here! Clean Water Action is Clean Water Fund’s sister organization, both working to protect Rhode
