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Clean Water Waves | In The News, May 2023
Our work to protect clean water across the country often makes the news. Clean Water Waves highlights recent articles featuring our staff speaking on their areas of activism and expertise.
Testimony on Baltimore City's FY24 budget
Clean Water Action, on behalf of our 5,000 members in Baltimore City, urges that deliberations about Baltimore City’s FY24 budget prioritize spending on solid waste and sewage infrastructure and management that will protect the environment and public health.
Baltimore City Taxpayer's Night: May 25!
It's budget season in Baltimore - how do you think the City should be spending your money? Speak out at Taxpayer's Night on May 25th, online and at city hall!
International Compost Awareness Week
It's International Compost Awareness Week! Every day this week, we'll be sharing all of the reasons why we love compost. We're especially excited to share the love today, because this afternoon, Governor Wes Moore is signing the On-Farm Food Scrap Composting Bill! Learn about the basics of composting today, and stick with us all week to learn more!
The Baltimore City Council investigates sewage floods
"Raw sewage is bad for human health - this is universal." -Chris Heaney, Associate Professor for Environmental Health and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University
On Wednesday November 13th , I attended a hearing that the Baltimore City Council's Land Use Committee held for Resolution 19-0159, an investigation into sewage backups into buildings and the city's Expedited Reimbursement Program, set up to assist residents with the costs associated with sewer backups. The backup of sewage into Baltimore homes is a big problem, and only increasing with factors such a climate change causing more