Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
Baltimore City DPW Promises Improvements to Sewage Backup Support Program
During a public hearing, the Department of Public Works indicated they plan to lift restrictions for reimbursement and provide direct cleanup assistance to residents who experience sewage backups.
Yesterday, concerned residents and local advocates called on the City to improve support for residents who experience expensive and health-hazardous basement sewage backups during a public hearing in the Land Use Committee.
At the hearing, the Department of Public Works (DPW) outlined new and proposed changes to its handling of sewage backups into peoples homes. Acting DPW Director
Bringing "The Story of Plastics" home to Maryland
This weekend, almost 150 people joined us for a special screening of " The Story of Plastic." The Story of Plastic takes a sweeping look at the man-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it, from people in Appalachia and the Gulf Coast facing enormous new petrochemical infrastructure being built to expand plastic production, to people in China and Bangladesh dealing with the US's exports of "recyclable" (but not really) plastics. After watching the film, we were joined by Diane Wittner of Echotopia and Lauren
Fort Detrick's new medical waste incinerator: info sessions & public comments
Did you know that Fort Detrick's medical waste incinerator was shut down two years ago, and that a new one may be rebuilt? Join a public meeting Thursday night to learn more and provide your input to this proposal before its Environmental Assessment is finalized:
WHAT: Public Meeting on the Draft Environmental Assessment of medical waste incinerator options WHO: Fort Detrick staff, state and federal regulators, interested residents, and you! WHEN: Tuesday, June 4, 7:00PM HOW: call in to 202-660-1999 and enter conference ID 486 669 105#
Fort Detrick, located in Frederick City and home to
Moving away from zero waste in Montgomery County?
UPDATE: On April 15, the bill to suspend the disposable bag fee in Montgomery County was withdrawn! Read more in the County's press release here. When conducting necessary shopping, please remember to bring your clean reusable bag, bag your groceries yourself, and wash the reusable bag between each use.
Across the world, people are desparate to avoid exposure to coronavirus to protect themselves, their families, and their communities. Unfortunately, the plastics industry is working hard to take advantage of this fear to roll back the significant progress that those communities have made
Reducing Plastic Waste and COVID-19
A switch back to single-use plastics does nothing to stop COVID-19, but it does undermine recent efforts to reduce our reliance on a material that pollutes our world in every stage of its life: manufacture, disposal, and eventual breakdown in our oceans.