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2017 Annapolis in Spring

Maryland's Clean Water Priorities at Crossover

March 30, 2026 | By Jennifer Kunze
On Monday, Maryland passed a critical legislative deadline called “Crossover.” To keep moving forward after this deadline, a bill must have passed either the Senate or the House and crossed over into the opposite chamber. With less than three weeks to go until the end of Maryland’s legislative
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Newark: A Leader on Getting the Lead Out!

February 16, 2022 | By Kim Gaddy
"As I listened to Vice President Harris speak, I was proud of Clean Water Action and the organization’s partnering with the City of Newark to knock on 7,000 doors to inform residents about this catastrophic problem and the critical importance of replacing lead service lines."
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Kim Gaddy with Sen Booker and other leaders in Newark
Thea Louis - National Water Projects Coordinator

Keeping an Eye on Justice40

February 16, 2022 | By Thea Louis
Justice40 is not perfect. Its primary challenges remain consistent with that of environmental justice issues more broadly: they are multifaceted, interconnected, and complicated. However, it is an opportunity to take these challenges on, knowing that the financial and federal support is there to begin remediating America's history of exploitation of places and people.
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Testimony on Septic Systems

Posted on February 9, 2022
HB318 - On-Site Wastewater Services - Regulation House Environment and Transportation Committee February 9, 2022 Position: Favorable Dear Chairman Barve and Members of the Committee, Septic systems are complicated, vital systems that play a crucial role in the health and wellbeing of not only our
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Child looking out of a window, drinking water from a glass.

Taking on Toxics (and more!) in the Minnesota Legislature

January 28, 2022 | By Deanna White
Update: The PFAS Prevention Package was introduced in the 2022 legislative session. all but one of the 8 bills made it into the final Environmental Omnibus bill in the House. Like most bills this year, it did not pass by the end of session. However, with the issue of these harmful “forever chemicals
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HB141/SB23: The Transit Equity Act

January 26, 2022 | By Jennifer Kunze
Today, the Transit Equity Act has its hearing in the Senate, and tomorrow, in the House! This important legislation puts measures in place to ensure that Maryland transportation planning is more equitable, and prevent something like the 2015 cancelation of the Red Line project in Baltimore from ever
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Supporters of the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition hold a sign that reads "Transit Equity Now"
A compost pile at Prince George's County's compost facility.

Testimony for SB229/HB184: On-Farm Composting

January 24, 2022 | By Emily Ranson
Small, local composting operations are a big part of the Zero Waste solution! That's why we're so excited to support SB229/ HB184, to promote the development of on-farm compost facilities. In collaboration with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Shore Rivers, we're also supporting amendments
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