Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
Speak out at Baltimore City Board of Estimates Taxpayer's Night!
On Wednesday, April 23, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates is holding its annual Taxpayer's Night - the year's first public hearing on next year's City budget. How is the City spending your money? Is the City investing enough in clean water, clean air, healthy communities, and Zero Waste? Speak out at Taxpayer's Night to share your budget priorities!
Clean Water 2025 Maryland Legislative Priorities: Victories and Defeats
On Monday, Maryland ended its 90-day legislative session. With uncertainty out of Washington, this was a difficult year in Annapolis. Legislators grappled with a deficit that became worse as the state faced questions about federal grants and jobs.
Against these difficult headwinds, we worked with our coalition partners to deliver some victories - and have much more work to do.
✅ Reclaim Renewable Energy Act (HB220/SB10): Passed! After nearly a decade of campaigning with frontline communities fighting trash incinerators in Maryland, the General Assembly has finally deleted trash incineration
Maryland General Assembly Eliminates Trash Incineration from the State Renewable Portfolio Standard
Long demanded by community leaders on the frontlines of fighting incinerators in Maryland, this policy will end state subsidies and greenwashing for polluting trash incinerators and redirect those investments toward renewable energy. Maryland has become the second state in the country, behind only California, to delete trash incineration from its Renewable Portfolio Standard.
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
Environmental advocates from Frederick County and across Maryland call for action to Protect Frederick’s Forests
THURMONT — On Saturday, October 26, Stream-Link Education organized over one hundred volunteers to plant a new 6-acre forest on formerly open land in Thurmont, Maryland. After the planting, members of local conservation organizations including the Smarter Growth Alliance of Frederick County, the Sierra Club Catoctin Group, Multi-Faith Alliance of Climate Stewards, Climate Change Working Group of Frederick County, Clean Water Action, Potomac Conservancy, League of Conservation Voters, and Preservation Maryland called on Frederick County to stem forest loss in Frederick County and better