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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

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

Georgetown University is currently proposing to cut down 249 acres of Southern Maryland’s largest forest to build a large-scale solar facility. This forest is one of Maryland’s targeted ecological areas, meaning it is a conservation priority for the state. It is home to many at-risk birds as well as Tier II streams, the designation given to Maryland’s highest quality streams. Please click here to email MDE: protect Southern Maryland's largest forest.

As we know, forests play an important role in climate and water quality. They sequester carbon and are natural filters that stop sediments and