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Senate President Ferguson's statement on trash incineration and MD's Renewable Portfolio Standard

We are excited that Senate President Ferguson will sponsor the Reclaim Renewable Energy Act, which will eliminate trash incineration from Maryland’s Renewable Portfolio Standard and end subsidies for burning trash as renewable energy. For over a decade, Maryland has wasted over $100 million cumulatively subsidizing trash incineration as “renewable energy” despite the fact that incinerators emit more greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy produced than any other power source, even coal.

For too long, communities polluted by trash incinerators or fighting new trash incinerators in Baltimore

Maryland's New Heat Stress Standard

For years, Clean Water Action has been working in Maryland to support the safety of farm workers working in high-heat conditions – particularly pesticide applicators who require safety gear to reduce their exposure to toxic chemicals. As climate change continues to bring more extreme weather, working for climate resiliency means that protecting workers from heat-related risks is more important than ever.

Clean Water Action Honoring 2023 Environmental Champions at Annual Celebration

WALTHAM - Leaders from the environmental, labor, and progressive organizing movements will be honored next week at Clean Water Action’s 2023 Annual Celebration, May 23rd, at the Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation in Waltham. María Belén Power, the Undersecretary of Environmental Justice and Equity for the Healey-Driscoll Administration, will be giving the keynote address at the event.

“We are excited to honor our 2023 class of environmental champions. All of this year’s honorees exemplify the best of grassroots organizing - working person by person to build power and win

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