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Banning Unrecyclable Plastics in Montgomery County
Update: both Bill 32-20 and 33-20 have passed and been signed into law! For more about our work to move Maryland beyond incineration and toward zero waste, click here. Here is our testimony in support of Montgomery County Council Bills 32-20 and 33-20, to ban unrecyclable plastics in Montgomery County: October 5, 2020 Dear Montgomery County Council, On behalf of Clean Water Action’s over 10,000 members within Montgomery County, we urge you to support and pass Council Bills 32-20 and 33-20. Together, these pieces of legislation will help Montgomery County fulfill its existing mandate to
Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.
SB723: Consumer Protection & Right to Repair
Yesterday, I testified in favor of Senate Bill 723, to give consumers a right to repair their electronics. This might not seem like an environmental issue, but the flood of thrown away products has an enormous environmental impact. Read the joint written testimony signed by 9 organizations below. SB723: Consumer Protection: Right to Repair Senate Finance Committee March 11, 2020 FAVORABLE Our groups represent thousands of Marylanders who are concerned about the impact that a throw away society has on our environment. Right to repair gives Marylanders the right and option to repair their
Minnesota Currents | Fall 2020
In This Issue: Clean Water Action Endorses Environmental Champions - Our 2020 Candidate Endorsements | Ask Candidates What They Will Do To Protect Our Drinking Water | Make A Voting Plan | Elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris | Cargill: Promises Broken, New Ones Made | Field to Fork Campaign | PFAS Still a Major Concern in Food Packaging
New Jersey Currents | Fall/Winter 2020
In This Issue: Landmark NJ Environmental Justice Bill Signed into Law | How to Vote in NJ | Announcing: Our 2020 Endorsements | Kick off the holiday season with a toast to the environment! | Dodge Poetry Festival 2020 - Virtual Edition | New Jersey vs. the Climate Crisis | Plastic Bag Bill | Green Infrastructure