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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:

'Taking Back Our Power' Coalition Unveiling Game-Changing Legislation To Curb Corporate Influence In Michigan Politics

The Taking Back Our Power coalition will host a press conference at the Michigan State Capitol on Wednesday to announce the imminent introduction of groundbreaking legislation in both legislative chambers that would ban companies seeking government contracts from making political contributions. Additionally, the coalition will unveil new Senate legislation to prohibit utility companies from engaging in political spending.

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

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