Filter By:
Type
State
Priority
Posted On
Search Results
Testimony for SB124: Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste
On January 19, 2022, we testified in favor of SB124, legislation to create a grants program for public schools to divert food waste and develop composting infrastructure! Check out the public hearing here and read a recap here. This legislation passed in 2022, but was not funded.
SB124: Public Schools – Grant Program to Reduce and Compost School Waste Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee January 19, 2022
Position: Favorable
Dear Chairman Pinsky and Members of the Committee,
Clean Water Action supports SB124 to create a grant program to reduce and compost school food
Expanding Composting in Frederick County
Great news for Zero Waste! Key City Compost, a company founded after Frederick County said no to a new incinerator, is growing and expanding their operations. This week, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and approved Key City Compost's new Site Plan, a key part of increasing the amount of compost they can divert from the landfill and process at their facility between Frederick City and Thurmont. (You can watch the hearing here, starting at 3h30m.) Below is the testimony we submitted in favor of their site plan. Congratulations to Key City Compost, and we look forward to more
How to Get Rid of a Dead (Pumpkin!) Body
Even though pumpkins die out of style at the end of the season, they can still haunt the environment and public health from beyond the grave.
Testimony on the Baltimore City Budget
On June 8, 2021, the Baltimore City Council voted to adopt the City's Fiscal Year 2022 budget without introducing any amendments. Our budgets reflect our values, and we're paying close attention to how the city's spending is prioritizing - or not - sewage infrastructure, especially protecting people from sewage backing up into their homes. Read our comments ot the City Council below, and our comments to the Board of Estimates here.
City Budget FY22: Public Comment for Taxpayers’ Night Baltimore City Council June 7, 2021
Dear Councilmembers,
Clean Water Action is a national environmental
Victories and Defeats in MD's 2021 Session
Monday was the last day of Maryland's Legislative Session. Maryland has a 90 day legislative session - it runs straight from January to April. Once it ends, the legislature can come back via Special Session to vote on legislation or override vetoes, but those are not common. So, this concludes our chance to change state law in 2021.
Over the course of legislative session, Clean Water Action members sent over 4,400 emails to legislators supporting our priority legislation and, in some cases, responding to legislation that surprised us, for good or bad. Thank you so much for taking the time to