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UPDATED 61 Groups Agree: Let's Reclaim Renewable Energy!

Today, we're testifying in the Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment committee for the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act ( SB590/ HB718) - the latest, and hopefully final, step in the years-long campaign to end "renewable energy" subsidies for trash incineration. This year, communities on the Eastern Shore and in Western Maryland are facing new, but parallel, threats from factory farm methane production and woody biomass incineration. The Reclaim Renewable Energy Act eliminates subsidies for all three, redirecting the money to the real renewable energy we need to actually clean the air and

Testimony on HB352: 2 Crew Members on Freight Trains

Train derailments are not uncommon in Maryland, and many of our rail lines parallel rivers or run through communities. HB 492 will help create safer working conditions for rail workers, improve the safety of communities living near rail lines, and protect the environment by limiting the likelihood of a derailment and subsequent explosion or spill.

Testimony on MD HB161, the Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act

Today Clean Water Action testified on HB161, the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority Sunset Act. This important bill sets up a review by the state Department of Legislative Services to consider whether or how this quasi-state agency, created by the state in 1980 to plan and finance trash incinerators, should continue.

Frederick City Primary Election Forums

All across Maryland, the news is buzzing about the race for Governor, but in some local governments, it's already election season. If you're registered to vote with a political party in Frederick City, a ballot is on its way (if it hasn't arrived already!) for you to vote in the Primary for the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.

Election day is September 14, but you don't need to wait until then to cast your vote. If you received a mail-in ballot, you can return it to the city by mail, or drop it off directly in a dropbox - here are the 7 drop box locations around the city. Prefer to vote in

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