Take Action Highlights
Sign the Petition
The Maryland Campaign for Environmental Human Rights is working with Delegate Regina Boyce, District 43A in Baltimore City, to introduce a resolution to reaffirm the principles of the Maryland Environmental Policy Act on its fiftieth anniversary. This resolution is a step forward to align with senators and delegates on the value of “each person’s right to a healthful environment” that was written into this policy in 1973.
Join us in signing the petition in support of the Maryland Environmental Policy Act – MEPA@50 Resolution which calls on the Maryland General Assembly, the State, and its agencies to fully implement the Maryland Environmental Policy Act on its fiftieth anniversary. Sign the petition here!
Organizational Sign-on Letter
Join organizations across Maryland in signing on in support of SJ0004/HJ0001, a resolution in support of fully implementing the Maryland Environmental Policy Act of 1973 on its 50th anniversary.
Read and sign the organizational letter here by March 7 to be included in the written testimony submitted for the Senate hearing on March 8 at 1pm.
Write Governor Moore
The inaction of most state agencies has allowed the prioritization of private interests at the expense of the health of our communities and the environment.
We know Governor Moore is committed to supporting healthy communities and a healthy economy that both require a healthy environment.
Write Governor Moore here and ask him to direct all State agencies to fully implement the Maryland Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) on its fiftieth anniversary.
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- The Weekly Brief – relevant Maryland environmental and climate news
- Campaign Update – monthly summary of campaign actions and events.
- Notifications about upcoming webinars, trainings and the MDEHR blog about environmental human rights, environmental justice, climate justice and how to advocate.
Advocate
Do you value the fundamental human right to clean air, clean water, healthy soil, and a stable climate? Do you want to legally require our state and local government to protect our public natural resources, on behalf of current and future generations? Then join us in advocating to pass a constitutional amendment to protect the people’s right to a healthful environment in Maryland.
Changing our state constiution will take many voices working together to persuade the Maryland General Assembly to put this on the ballot in 2022. Volunteer to be an advocate.
Learn More ~ Webinars
MDEHR is committed to educating the public, the environmental community, and legislators about environmental human rights and the state constitutional amendment that would protect these rights. MDEHR also hosts webinars about advocacy, environmentla justice, environmental rights, environmental rights constitutional amendments, and environmental policy. You can view a listing of on demand recordings at www.mdehr.org/actions/webinars.
You can receive notifications about upcoming webinars on Zoom, by signing up for email updates. Subscribe to the MDEHR YouTube channel to get notified when new videos are posted.
Prepare
MDEHR in collaboration with the Central Maryland Ecumenical Council, GreenGrace (Maryland Episcopal Environmental Partners), and the DE-MD Lutheran Synod co-hosted Environmental Justice Training. This 5-week program featured three webinars led by environmental advocates on the history of environmental justice, environmental health disparities and climate justice, and advocacy in action. MDEHR added a fourth webinar with Mariah Davis, Policy and Campaign Manager with Choose Clean Water Coalition on how to be an effective ally. You can watch the recording here.
Watch the first three webinars on the history of environmental justice, environmental health disparities and climate justice, and advocacy in action on the MDEHR YouTube channel.
A program description and a list of environmental justice and advocacy resources are available here.
Volunteer
Volunteers are essential to our work and success. Many voices joined together in support of a single goal are both powerful and empowering. MDEHR is looking for volunteers to educate community groups, state and local representatives, create and share social media posts, blog, and research.
We can’t do this alone. We need your hands and your voice to pass the environmental human rights amendment in Maryland. Sign up to volunteer here.
A shout out of thanks to our wonderful volunteers and advisors who are giving their time, energy and talents to this cause.