We All Live Downstream

picture of Baltimore City Hall

Baltimore City BoE Taxpayers' Night and Zero Waste!

April 16, 2026 | By Jennifer Kunze
Next Wednesday (4/22 - Earth Day!) at 6PM, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates is holding its annual public hearing on next year’s budget: Taxpayers’ Night! As a result of our advocacy in the budget last year, this year’s budget proposal includes a key funding element for Zero Waste progress, but
Read More

Filter By:

Visioning Anne Arundel: Upcoming Meetings

April 22, 2019 | By Emily Ranson
Anne Arundel County will be hosting several Visioning Anne Arundel, a continuing discussion for Plan2040, sessions throughout the county. At 5 PM, the county will have an Open House format, followed by a community discussion at 7 PM. The community discussion will focus on: What is special about your
Read More
Waterfront in Edgewater, MD
2017 Annapolis in Spring

Legislative Session Ends

April 8, 2019 | By Emily Ranson
While Maryland's legislative session normally ends with celebrations, this year we are all mourning the death of House Speaker Busch. Speaker Busch has served Maryland for many years, championing many environmental issues. His leadership in the House of Delegates and Maryland will be missed. When
Read More

Burning Trash is Not Clean Energy!

April 8, 2019 | By Emily Ranson
People all across Maryland - especially in Baltimore, Frederick, and Montgomery County where communities have fought or are fighting against trash incinerators in their neighborhoods - have been working to make sure that any increase in the renewable portfolio standard not increase subsidies for
Read More
2017 Annapolis in Spring

Good News out of Annapolis

April 5, 2019 | By Emily Ranson
This week has been a big week for many Clean Water priorities. We will start with the disappointing news. On Monday, HB275/SB270 to ban chlorpyrifos failed to move forward in the Senate. The House of Delegates passed the bill, but the Senate would not move it out of committee. Read the coalition's
Read More

April showers bring ... sewage back-ups

April 1, 2019 | By Jennifer Kunze
April showers don't only bring May flowers: in a city with sewage infrastructure in desparate need of expansion and repair, they also bring sewage into local streams, city streets, and even people's homes. Two years ago, Baltimore City signed a new Consent Decree, the agreement among the city and
Read More
A dye test is used to track the water coming off a septic system. Important information can be determined by a dye test - like how quickly wastewater is flowing through a system or which system is flowing here.

Septic Legislation in 2019

March 14, 2019 | By Emily Ranson
Septic systems are a decentralized way to treat human waste. In most cases, an individual home has its own septic system and drain field. Waste from a home is sent to a box, which holds it for awhile, then it slowly trickles out into the yard in a drain field, where the microbes in the soil further
Read More
Search Clean Water