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20 Baltimore City organizations support budget reform

May 8, 2026 | By Jennifer Kunze
Friday, May 8, 2026 Dear Mayor Scott and Baltimore City Council, As 20 organizations working in Baltimore City, we urge you to pass Council Bill 26-0172 and advance all of the important reforms to Baltimore City’s charter that it contains. This set of charter amendments would undeniably improve city
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Another year for clean water

December 29, 2021 | By Emily Ranson
If I had to summarize 2021 in one word, I’d use adaptation to describe how our offices across the country and in Maryland took to the hurdles and challenges of the last two years of the pandemic and transformed them into a totally new way of organizing, outreach, and policy change. Our victories in
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Road salt ends up in Minnesota lakes and rivers. Photo: flickr.com/mango_sparrow (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Environmental Effects of Salt

September 29, 2021 | By Tiffany Bui
While it is possible for salt levels to stabilize in freshwater systems, this will take decades of stabilized and reduced road salt usage. This problem will only grow more difficult to fix if action is not taken.
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How Salt Gets in the Environment

September 29, 2021 | By Emily Ranson and Tiffany Bui
Human inputs of salt increase concentrations far beyond naturally occurring levels, threatening ecosystem balance. While salt can enter the environment through many different activities, road salt usage is the most significant contributor to salt pollution.
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How Salty is Maryland?

September 29, 2021 | By Emily Ranson and Tiffany Bui
The Potomac River, which supplies drinking water to more than 5 million people, is three times saltier than 30 years ago. It is crucial that we halt this trend before more people lose access to safe drinking water.
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