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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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Building Solar on Roofs: Testimony on SB330

January 22, 2021 | By Emily Ranson
SB330: State-Funded Construction and Major Renovations Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee January 21, 2021 Positon: Favorable Dear Chairman Pinsky and Members of the Committee, As Maryland strives towards clean energy goals, smart
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Maryland Compost Advocacy Coalition

January 19, 2021 | By Emily Ranson
The Maryland Compost Advocacy Coalition is made up of individual advocates and representatives of Maryland groups as well as national public interest organizations. We are organized to educate about the positive benefits of legislation to advance composting, compost use and food waste reduction in
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2021 Maryland Legislative Agenda

January 13, 2021 | By Emily Ranson
We are continuing to work on legislation to decrease Maryland's reliance on trash incinerators and landfills, improve septic systems, promote environmental justice, and protect our bees. With our allies with the Smart on Pesticide Campaign, we are also supporting a package of bills to improve the
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Food Waste Diversion in Action

January 1, 2021 | By Emily Ranson
Organic recycling is simply another type of recycling - transforming the waste so it can be reused as a soil amendment and does not clutter our landfills. How does waste management at a business work? Most businesses contract with a waste management company to deal with their waste, unlike
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Clean Water Accomplishments in Maryland

December 9, 2020 | By Emily Ranson and Jennifer Kunze
Maryland’s legislative session ended early for the first time since the Civil War this year, because of COVID-19. This meant that the only piece of legislation we were working on that passed was the ban on chlorpyrifos. Governor Hogan vetoed the chlorpyrifos ban, opting for regulations instead
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