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2024 Clean Water Action Maryland Legislative Priorities
Maryland's 90 day legislative session starts today! From now through April, we'll be working hard to fight for legislation to protect clean water, clean air, and healthy communities in Maryland. And we need you! We'll be in touch throughout the legislative session with the latest news and opportunities to win clean water victories ( click "Sign up" above to receive our emails ), including these top Clean Water Action priorities:
💵 ♻️ Funding Waste Diversion & Compost ( SB56 ): Local communities want to develop new infrastructure for reducing waste in the first place, rescuing potentially
Baltimore City Legislative Priorities: Stop Subsidizing Trash Incineration!
Tonight, the Baltimore City Delegation in Maryland's House of Delegates is hosting its 4th Annual Issues & Priorities Pre-Session Hearing. One of the top items on Baltimore's environmental justice agenda: we need to stop subsidizing trash incineration! Check out our testimony and email your representatives!
Comments on Maryland's Climate Pathway: no to incineration, biogas, & biomass; yes to Zero Waste!
This fall, the Maryland Department of the Environment is finalizing its Climate Pathway report, outlining a policy pathway for the state to reduce emissions by 60% by 2031 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. Read our comments & joint comments signed by 19 organizations below.
Our Comments against a CPCN Exemption for 168 diesel generators
As the data center industry seeks to grow in Maryland, it must follow our environmental and energy laws for the good of Maryland residents and of the climate. Clean Water Action submitted a letter with 14 organizations to the Maryland Public Service Commission urging them to reject Aligned Data Center's request for a rehearing on their request to be exempted from the proper regulatory process for installing 168 diesel generators.
Environmental & Community Advocates Call on Governor Moore & MDE to Reject Polluters and Embrace Zero Waste in Maryland’s Climate Pathway report
Maryland’s draft Climate Pathway report must recommend that Maryland phase out trash incineration, avoid developing local biogas & biomass industries, and commit to Zero Waste as part of its climate action plan.