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How to Get Rid of a Dead (Pumpkin!) Body
Even though pumpkins die out of style at the end of the season, they can still haunt the environment and public health from beyond the grave.
Broad Coalition of Environmental & Social Justice Groups Unite to Clean Up Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard
Today, 13 environmental and social justice groups announced the creation of the Reclaim Renewable Energy Coalition (Reclaim REC); formed to clean up Maryland’s Renewable portfolio standard (RPS).
Food and Farmworker Protective Standards for COVID-19
Although farmworkers are considered “essential workers,” they have been granted few protections prior to and during the pandemic. As Maryland’s most marginalized workers, farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to exposure to coronavirus because of high rates of respiratory disease due occupational hazards such as the application of pesticides, low rates of health insurance coverage, and substandard living and working conditions. They play a vital role in maintaining our food system, yet lack many of the legal protections that protect most workers, such as sick leave, health insurance, and