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Why is Baltimore City burning our yard waste?
For decades, Baltimore City code has banned the disposal of yard waste and recyclable materials at the City's landfill. CB23-0466 will extend that to all landfills and incinerators, requiring private waste haulers and the City government to divert yard waste for composting instead of incineration. Read our testimony signed by 23 organizations and technical comments for a more in-depth analysis of the bill:
New Report: Roughly One in Three New Jersey Residents Lives within a Half Mile of a Mega-warehouse
About one in three New Jersey residents now lives within a half-mile of a mega-warehouse, facing elevated exposure to freight truck pollution, according to a new report released Tuesday, June 18 by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Coalition for Healthy Ports.
Clean Water Action Comments on the 2024 Single Use Waste Reduction Act Proposed Department of Environmental Protection Amendments
Clean Water Action commends the work being done to ensure the Act’s success. It is imperative, though, to prevent loopholes that enable the plastics industry to continue to pollute our health and environment unnecessarily.
Celebrating Juneteenth: Fighting for Environmental Justice
Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate with Clean Water Action as we continue to fight for Environmental Justice today and every day.
Baltimore City DPW refuses to help with City-infrastructure-caused sewage backups
On Monday 6/3, the Baltimore City Council held its annual budget hearing for the Department of Public Works - and sewage backups were a big subject. The City Council asked for updated information on how many households in Baltimore are getting help from the City's EPA-mandated sewer backup assistance programs, and DPW revealed that in the past two years, only 3 households got reimbursement for City-infrastructure-caused sewer backups, and another 15 households received direct cleanup assistance after City-infrastructure-caused sewer backups. That means that just 18 total households received