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Let's Get Composting in Maryland
Food waste is a persistent problem, with over 25% of the overall food supply at the retail and consumer level going uneaten and wasted. Disposing of our organic material in landfills and incinerators contributes to climate change. Whether landfilled or burned, the waste generates methane and carbon dioxide. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 86 times more potent in causing the climate to warm than carbon dioxide, and landfills contribute 17% of Maryland’s methane. Landfill emissions are expected to more than double from our 2011 levels by 2020, according to the 2019 update to the
Join Clean Water Action and The Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT) for Lobby Day
Clean Water is joining fellow members of The Alliance for a Clean Texas (ACT) to host a Lobby Day, with Texans from across the state coming together to call on the Legislature to strengthen environmental protections. We hope you can join us!
Factsheet - What It Means to Protect Democracy
Clean Water harnesses grassroots power by engaging and mobilizing supporters to become active Clean Water Voters by participating in local, state, and national elections and by taking action to protect voting rights and our democracy. Read more to see what this means in practice.
An Act to Protect Massachusetts Public Health from PFAS (H4870/S1504): Fact Sheet
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 15,000 chemicals widely used in consumer products and industrial processes. Toxic at very low levels, these chemicals are already in the blood of 98% of Americans and are contaminating Massachusetts drinking water, rivers, lakes, oceans, soil, plants and wildlife. Learn about 2026 legislation to protect our water and health from PFAS!
An act relative to toxic free kids (H4357, S2660) Fact Sheet
Toxic chemicals shouldn’t be in things children use every day. Unfortunately, children’s products can contain PFAS, lead, asbestos, phthalates, bisphenols, and other chemicals that are harmful to children’s health and development. Learn more about 2026 legislation to change this!