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100,000 strong for clean water.

After thousands of members of our national federation urged the EPA to act, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced a plan to restore Clean Water Act protections to all of Maryland's rivers, lakes, streams and wetlands. We’ve since delivered more than 100,000 public comments in support of clean water protections.

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Restore the Chesapeake Bay

Last year, after mobilizing public support, we were able to convince Gov. Martin O'Malley and the EPA to compose a promising new plan to clean the Bay and cut pollution back to safe levels by 2020.

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An outpouring of support for local farms

Environment Maryland delivered more than one thousand postcards to Gov. Martin O'Malley this summer in support of regional food distribution hubs.

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At 54.5 mpg, a big step forward.

Americans will consume less oil, create less smog and cut our global warming emissions, thanks to Clean Cars rules we helped implement in 14 states. Those state victories paved the way for President Obama to announce new nationwide clean car standards in 2011, which amount to the single biggest step this country has taken to end our addiction to oil and tackle global warming.