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Celebrate Earth Day, Every Day - Join Us For Clean Water’s Virtual Celebration!
Looking for a fun, meaningful way to make an incredible impact on Earth Day and beyond? Join us for our virtual fundraising celebration, Protecting Our Water, on Thursday, May 20th from 7-9 PM EST.
Victories and Defeats in MD's 2021 Session
Monday was the last day of Maryland's Legislative Session. Maryland has a 90 day legislative session - it runs straight from January to April. Once it ends, the legislature can come back via Special Session to vote on legislation or override vetoes, but those are not common. So, this concludes our chance to change state law in 2021.
Over the course of legislative session, Clean Water Action members sent over 4,400 emails to legislators supporting our priority legislation and, in some cases, responding to legislation that surprised us, for good or bad. Thank you so much for taking the time to
Zero Waste Earth Day Tips
Support our campaigns to break free from plastic
When the summer weather’s nice, and even when it’s not, clean water means fun for everyone. Let’s keep it that way. Donate now to join Clean Water Action and fight the rising tide of single-use disposable plastic trash that threatens our water and our health. Clean Water Action’s award-winning ReThink Disposable campaign is working directly with businesses and consumers to phase out the use of single-use disposable items that end up in our trash and in our water. Clean Water Action members are helping us campaign successfully to ban some of the worst of those single-use items, from flimsy
Benefits of Banning Plastic Bags in Baltimore City
As environmental awareness has continued to increase, the debate of banning distribution of plastic bags has been brought to the table. Implementing policy regarding this issue in Baltimore City would lead to numerous benefits for its residents, its economy, and its surrounding ecosystems. A plastic bag ban in Baltimore City may reap a large positive economic impact by decreasing the demand for disposable bags and increasing the demand for reusable bags. This will create a market for manufacturers to produce more sustainable alternatives to plastic bags, as well as increased employment