There's no such thing as flushable wipes! 📣📣📣 www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/w...

#Maryland needs a Bottle Bill! Tell your legislators we want a #Sustainable economy, where bottles don’t become #Trash 🛑but rather, they become #Resources 👍: act.cleanwater.org/page/176641/...

We just finished testifying in the Senate for #SaferSeptics - and tomorrow, we'll be back in the House! #mdga26 Tell your representatives to pass this bill to find & fix failing septic systems. Protect our local streams & drinking water from untreated human waste! #ProtectCleanWater

❗Over 300 state legislators - including @behler-dylan.bsky.social, @dellfoley.bsky.social, & @sheilaruth.com in MD - are pushing back against chemical industry efforts to weaken #TSCA. The message to Congress: stand with communities, not polluters. www.saferstates.org/market-and-f...

Join us on Thursday, Jan 29th at 6pm: ZOOM: cleanwater.org/mn-democracy-training #engage #democracy #useyourvoice #cleanwater

NOW VIRTUAL! Join us Wednesday evening for the 2026 Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit to hear about the environmental community's top priorities for #mdga26 - including the #CherishOurCommunities Act and the #MDBottleBill! RSVP here for the zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Every year in MD 4 billion+ bottles & cans are tossed, piling up in landfills, spewing toxins in incinerators, or polluting our waterways Tell your legislators to pass The Bottle Bill to dramatically increase recycling rates and decrease litter and pollution! act.cleanwater.org/page/165970/...

At Clean Water Action, we firmly believe democracy work, access to clean water, and supporting the human rights of our neighbors are completely interconnected. We cannot accomplish one without the others.

“In the upper end of the county, which they would consider to be God’s country, if they don’t want something … they’ll just shove it down into my district. And I don’t think that that’s right for my constituents.” Del. Andre Johnson on a proposed new gas plant: marylandmatters.org/2026/01/19/p...

"This quote, among others, highlights Dr. King’s lived understanding that “wait and see” almost never works. It requires bravery, conviction, and sacrifice to create meaningful change." Read more from Janée Kelly, our Organizational Culture Director: cleanwater.org/2026/01/14/d...

Another 16-year delay to end sewage overflows in Baltimore? Enough is enough, say @bluewaterbaltimore.bsky.social and other groups tinyurl.com/bdv3a9xp The @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration says it needs until 2046 to complete repairs first ordered in 2002 #ConsentDecreeMtgHappeningTonight

Today marks the start of MD's 90-day legislative session. #mdga26 We're working for #EnvironmentalJustice, #ZeroWaste, #SaferSeptics, & #PFAS protections! Learn more about our top priorities & take action: cleanwater.org/2026/01/14/o...

Tell your legislators and Governor Moore to pass the CHERISH Our Communities Act in 2026! ‘Pollution is Killing Us’ ‘Our Pain = Their Profit’ cc @senbillferg.bsky.social @govwesmoore.bsky.social @mddems.bsky.social act.cleanwater.org/page/182198/...

Septic systems are a critical piece of wastewater infrastructure, but problems that risk drinking water safety can go unnoticed because septic systems are underground. Tell your legislators: we need inspections! #mdga26 #SaferSeptics #ProtectCleanWater cleanwater.org/actions/safe...

If you have a Christmas tree in your home, when it's time for it to come down, be sure to #recycle. Don't let your tree turn into greenhouse gasses in the landfill or incinerator! #ZeroWaste Here's where & how to recycle your Christmas tree across central MD:

Montgomery County’s trash incinerator was polluting almost 2x as much dioxins as their permit allowed - which can cause reproductive & developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones, & cause cancer. It's time to shut it down! #ZeroWaste

Our Protect What You Love campaign starts now. 💧 The Clean Water Act is under attack, and we’re fighting back. Help us reach 5,000 gifts by Dec 31 to protect communities + waterways. 👉 Donate today to help us #ProtectCleanWater in the Chesapeake region: support.cleanwater.org/page/161944/...

Now more than ever, communities bearing the burden of pollution need & deserve state-level #EnvironmentalJustice protections. Tell your legislators and Governor Moore to pass the CHERISH Our Communities Act in #mdga26! cleanwater.org/actions/supp...

Polluters think that if they control the rules, they control the outcome, and they’re counting on us to be silent. Not in the past. Not now. Not in the future. Help us reach 1,000 people defending clean water today. cleanwater.org/giving-tuesday-2025 #ProtectCleanWater

Public comments on Baltimore City's latest sewer consent decree are due TODAY! In this plan, DPW is flouting a key consent decree requirement about sewer backups. Submit your comments by the end of the day: cleanwater.org/actions/tell...

Just 5 days are left for you to submit a public comment on Baltimore City DPW’s latest plan to implement the sewer consent decree - which ignores a key requirement related to preventing sewer backups. Comments are due on Monday 12/1, so don’t delay! Click here to submit your comment:

In DC and MD both - we need a bottle bill! “For decades, companies have been polluting our communities and have had no responsibility for collecting the containers they’ve been putting out in our community. And now, if this passes, they will have to pay to do that.” wtop.com/dc/2025/11/d...

The #PollutedWaterRule puts EPA on the side of polluters, not the people. It’s a corporate water giveaway that benefits developers and industry at the expense of communities downstream. EPA is only accepting comments for a limited time. Get your message in TODAY! act.cleanwater.org/page/181693/...

Join us in January for the Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit! We'll talk about MD's top environmental priorities for #mdga26: the #CHERISHOurCommunities Act, the #MDBottleBill, the Transportation & Climate Alignment Act, and the state budget. RSVP here! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Showing just how relentless polluters & their allies in the current administration have become, EPA is once again undermining the Clean Water Act with a new proposal released today. We will oppose this reckless action and demonstrate that the public opposes risking our water.

Each year, billions of tons of discarded products end up in landfills or as litter around the world. "A culture of care and repair" can keep materials out of the landfill, help curb pollution, and create a more circular economy! #ZeroWaste insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...

Each year, Americans toss more than a BILLION pounds of pumpkins into the trash in the fall. Compost instead to fight #ClimateChange & create healthy soils! Here's a quick roundup of pumpkin composting options in MD - including a Great Pumpkin Smash this weekend: cleanwater.org/2025/11/05/w...

"What happens to the letters I write when Clean Water canvassers knock on my door?" We deliver them directly to your elected leaders! We're fighting for legislation to clean up air pollution. Shout out to Sen Mark's and @jocomerford.bsky.social's enthusiastic staff! Keep the letters coming!

Coal plants have dumped millions of pounds of toxic metals into our waters for decades. Now, Trump's EPA wants to delay regulations made last year to protect us from this pollution - and may use this extra time to gut the standards altogether. Take action today! act.cleanwater.org/page/179274/...

TONIGHT! Join us for our annual Virtual Member Meeting to hear about all the great work we're doing to #ProtectCleanWater across the country - including here in Maryland! RSVP here for the Zoom link: act.cleanwater.org/page/179525/...

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In 2 weeks, join us at our national Virtual Member Meeting to talk about the Power of Clean Water Action, here in Maryland and across the country! #ProtectCleanWater RSVP here: act.cleanwater.org/page/179525/...

Baltimore County government’s first large-scale ground-mounted solar facility at the closed landfill in Parkton will generate about 11% of the electricity the county consumes each year! #ZeroWaste #SmartOnSolar

“We’re all going to suffer because these turf fields — particularly the old ones, which we know have #PFAS — are going to leach off and contaminate farmers’ fields, groundwater, drinking water supplies, and surface waters,” said Kyla Bennett of @peer.org. www.inquirer.com/news/turf-ar...

It’s #SourceWaterProtectionWeek! Protecting our drinking water sources reduces health risks and controls treatment costs. It's a win-win for public health and savings. Let's prioritize source water protection! #ProtectTheSource #PuttingDrinkingWaterFirst

WIND. IS. THE. FUTURE. The Trump admin's short-sighted attacks on wind directly harm MA workers. (And only help out-of-state fossil fuel companies.) Get out of our way, Trump. Salem workers and neighbors are building the future. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/23/o...

Join us TOMORROW! RSVP here: cleanwater.org/chemrecyclingwebinar #ZeroWaste #ChemicalRecycling #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction

For decades, coal plants dumped toxic coal ash into unlined landfills, threatening drinking water. Now, Trump’s EPA wants to delay compliance deadlines, stalling the cleanup of some sites until after 2030. Take action - comments are due TODAY! act.cleanwater.org/page/177494/...

Let's talk trash! Join us on 9/18 for a webinar about the dangers of so-called #ChemicalRecycling - featuring our allies in the Stop Grace Coalition fighting a chemical recycling plant proposed in Howard County. RSVP here! cleanwater.org/chemrecyclingwebinar #ZeroWaste

Today, the #Baltimore City Planning Commission is starting to plan for the Fiscal Year 2027-2032 capital budget. The FY 2026-2031 budget included NO spending on #ZeroWaste infrastructure - and that has to change. Read our comments with SBCLT - then take action! cleanwater.org/2025/08/28/c...

A reminder about the proposed Line 5 tunnel and why Trump may have expedited the Army Corps Of Engineers permit process... Speak out against this before Friday 8/29. Link below. #ShutDownLine5 #NoTunnel @owdm.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The MD legislature UNANIMOUSLY passed SB168 in #mdga25, which would have protected communities against testing & construction of Confined Aquatic Disposal cells - but Governor Moore vetoed this bipartisan legislation. Sign this petition for a veto override! www.change.org/p/urge-legis...

READ CLEAN WATER ACTION'S NEW PUTTING DRINKING WATER FIRST REPORT 📢 ❗Clean water funding ends in 2026. Cuts are coming. 👇Our new report shows how $200B in SRF investments have protected drinking water, and what’s at stake. cleanwater.org/publications/pdwf-water-infrastructure

Protect clean water! 🚰 Clean Water Action's NEW #PuttingDrinkingWaterFirst report makes the case for Congress to support SRF Investment, fund WIFIA, invest in assistance, and advance water affordability. Learn more & act now: cleanwater.org/publications/pdwf-water-infrastructure

Happy first day of school to all students starting today! Click below for some back-to-school #ZeroWaste tips, then click here to contact your legislators for the systemic change we need! cleanwater.org/states/maryl...

With the new school year about to start, now is a great time to start new #ZeroWaste habits with your family - and it's also a great time to contact your legislators to demand policy change! Click here for some great ways to do both: cleanwater.org/2025/08/22/b...

URGENT: join the Stop Grace Coalition tomorrow to speak out against a bad Board of Appeals decision this week. This decision blocks discussion of future risks & past harms that are key for protecting the community against WR Grace's proposed "chemical recycling" pilot project.

Sustained & equitable federal investment in water infrastructure is critical. We need an all-of-the-above strategy including SRFs, WIFIA, technical assistance, grants, & more to #ProtectCleanWater. Read more from our national team about #PuttingDrinkingWaterFirst: cleanwater.org/publications...

Our Maryland Organizer Gabi Sanchez has had a great time presenting to summer campers about #ClimateChange & the #Environment! How would you answer the question: what can you do in your community to help the environment? Here's what some elementary school students had to say!