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Let’s Talk About Residential Composting in Maryland
In the summer of 2021, I began working with Clean Water Action as an intern to help with some of their policy research projects, primarily concerning Maryland’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, trash incineration, and waste disposal in general. As I delved deeper into our current waste management systems, I learned more about alternatives and better solutions to the systems that we have now, which reminded me of the feasibility and simplicity of sorting waste during my time studying abroad in Lucca, Italy.
Rewind three years to the summer of 2019, when I had the opportunity to travel to
Testimony on the Baltimore City Budget
On June 8, 2021, the Baltimore City Council voted to adopt the City's Fiscal Year 2022 budget without introducing any amendments. Our budgets reflect our values, and we're paying close attention to how the city's spending is prioritizing - or not - sewage infrastructure, especially protecting people from sewage backing up into their homes. Read our comments ot the City Council below, and our comments to the Board of Estimates here.
City Budget FY22: Public Comment for Taxpayers’ Night Baltimore City Council June 7, 2021
Dear Councilmembers,
Clean Water Action is a national environmental
Chesapeake Currents | Summer 2021
In This Issue: Connecting with Government | How Can Your Food Waste Change the Climate | Maryland Legislative Recap | The Pollinator Protection Act, Five Years On | Basement Sewer Win | Solar Siting | Frederick City Superfund | Virginia Legislative Recap | Environmental Justice in Anacostia