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Celebrating Juneteenth: Fighting for Environmental Justice
Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate with Clean Water Action as we continue to fight for Environmental Justice today and every day.
Clean Water Action President Attends Ann Arbor PFAS Conference, Showcasing National Legislative Wins
The 2024 National PFAS Conference is happening this week in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Environmental advocates, like Clean Water Action, known for leading the PFAS charge nationwide, will gather to strategize on the best path forward to eliminate these toxic forever chemicals.
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
Testimony on Baltimore City's 2025 Budget
Tonight is Taxpayers' Night, the annual City Council hearing on Baltimore City's budget. Read our testimony on Zero Waste, trash incineration and sewage backups below! And stay tuned for the Department of Public Works budget hearing on June 3.
We’re Not Done With PFAS Yet! Earth Day Thoughts on Our Next Steps
On this Earth Day, I can’t help but think about the ideas that motivated the first Earth Day in 1970, about how far we have come, and about how much-unfinished business we have to ensure that this planet – our life-support system – is healthy for all of its inhabitants.