On February 23, 2016, MACo Research Director Robin Clark Eilenberg testified in opposition of HB 795, Maryland Environmental Service - Collective Bargaining, to the House Appropriations Committee. HB 795 would require…
At the bill hearing before the House Environment and Transportation Committee (2016-01-27), MACo Legal and Policy Counsel Les Knapp supported with amendments legislation (HB 61) that would enact new regulations…
This post summarizes the status of various environment bills MACo took a position on for the 2016 Regular Session. Regulations for Anaerobic Digestion and Recycling Facilities: HB 61 is a departmental bill…
The Spring 2015 Edition of Waste Watch, published by the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, reported that the successful conclusion of a pilot project on biosolid recycling in Anne Arundel County may result…
A December 16 Sustainable Cities Network article explored some of the seasonal recycling and waste reduction programs local governments use to manage solid waste during the holiday season. The article noted…
Attendees at the MACo January 2015 Winter Conference received several perspectives on "zero waste" (the policy of reusing, recycling, or disposing of waste by means other than landfilling). At the…
This post summarizes the status of various environment bills MACo took a position on for the 2015 Regular Session. Stormwater Remediation Fee - Partial Repeal and Modification of 2012 Law: SB 863 partly…
As previously reported on Conduit Street, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released its Zero Waste Maryland plan in mid-December of 2014. This plan sets ambitious new recycling and…
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