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Clean Water Candidates for Frederick City Board of Aldermen!
Frederick City's local primary elections are on Tuesday, September 14! After requesting questionnaires and interviews with all of the candidates, we are proud to endorse four candidates for the Board of Aldermen:
Donna Kuzemchak has served on the Board of Aldermen 1998-2009, and again over the past term. She has advocated for zero waste policies, including a compost pilot program in this year's budget, and proactive, safer planning surrounding the Superfund site at Ft Detrick.
Ben MacShane has served one term on the Board of Aldermen. In that time, he sponsored the resolution creating the
Frederick City Primary Election Forums
All across Maryland, the news is buzzing about the race for Governor, but in some local governments, it's already election season. If you're registered to vote with a political party in Frederick City, a ballot is on its way (if it hasn't arrived already!) for you to vote in the Primary for the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen.
Election day is September 14, but you don't need to wait until then to cast your vote. If you received a mail-in ballot, you can return it to the city by mail, or drop it off directly in a dropbox - here are the 7 drop box locations around the city. Prefer to vote in
Moving Towards Zero Waste in Connecticut
Connecticut’s Incinerator is shutting down - now is not the time to expand a polluting ash disposal facility.
Connecticut is now a national leader in restricting toxic PFAS chemicals
We did it! Our top priority bill—to ban PFAS in food packaging, firefighting foam, require the state to implement a take-back program and shift to a safe, fluorine-free foam was signed into law!
Wins for Clean Water
The Connecticut legislative session is over and we’re thrilled that several bills that will protect our waters and our health passed this session!
Our top priority bill— to restrict toxic PFAS chemicals in food packaging and firefighting foam passed unanimously. Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of over 9000 chemical variations all having at least one fluorine-carbon bond. These synthetic chemical bonds are the strongest known to man and don’t break down. When used in products, they get into our bodies, our water and the environment. PFAS are strongly linked to testicular