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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
Skip the Stuff in New Jersey
Restaurants should only provide single-use cutlery and condiments if requested by customers and should use reusables for dine-in.
Chemical Recycling Proposed in Howard County
In the heart of Howard County, Maryland, the W.R. Grace facility in Columbia has proposed an expansion to incorporate plastic “chemical recycling” into its operations. While the term “chemical recycling” may sound environmentally friendly, this process is essentially a form of trash incineration.
"Chemical Recycling" Isn't a Miracle Solution
Chemical recycling isn’t the miracle solution the plastics industry claims it to be. It’s a scam, a bad investment, and it’s toxic – both to our environment and our communities.