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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.
Updates to 2022 Maryland Clean Water Action Endorsements
Clean Water Action has endorsed candidates in legislative races based on previous record and commitment to our priority areas, including reducing waste, protecting local waterways, and environmental justice.
Statewide:
Wes Moore for GovernorAnne Arundel County:
Senator Sarah Elfreth, District 30 Dawn Gile, for Senate in District 33 Andrew Pruski for House of Delegates in District 33A Delegate Heather Bagnall for House of Delegates in District 33CBaltimore City:
Senator Mary Washington, District 43 Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, District 41 Delegate Regina Boyce, District 43 DelegateREI members nationwide rally at REI stores this week, following company inaction
Spanning 12 cities in 11 states from September 19th - 23rd 2022, REI customers will deliver a petition with more than 130,000 signatures demanding action on PFAS “forever chemicals”