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  • Help us retain critical FY26 funding for FxCo parks!

    Help us retain critical FY26 funding for FxCo parks!

    Renee Grebe Avatar

    Fairfax County’s budget hearings start on April 23, 2024.NOW is the time to ask your supervisor to retain critical funding for parks in FY26! This year is the toughest budget… Read more


  • MoCo’s FY26 Budget

    MoCo’s FY26 Budget

    Angie McCarthy Avatar

    A screengrab of the Fiscal Year 2026 $7.7B budget across all of Montgomery County.  Source: https://apps.montgomerycountymd.gov/BASISOPERATING/Common/Index.aspx March and April are big months for Montgomery County. March brings Crossover in the… Read more


  • Say No to New Gas in Maryland

    Say No to New Gas in Maryland

    Angie McCarthy Avatar

    Angie McCarthy with Senator Brooks, who is championing the Affordable Abundant Clean Energy Act, in Annapolis alongside environmental advocates from Maryland LCV, CCAN, Sierra Club, and others. What is the… Read more


  • Nature Forward Building Flood Wise Communities Impact

    Nature Forward Building Flood Wise Communities Impact

    Jamoni Overby Avatar

    Washington D.C., due to its unique location of being surrounded by both the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers, is a hotspot for floods. The last major riverine flooding occurred in 1996;… Read more


  • Conservation on the Chopping Block

    Conservation on the Chopping Block

    Angie McCarthy Avatar

    The Maryland Department of Legislative Services’ proposed funding cuts to the Department of Agriculture, Department of Natural Resources, and Maryland Energy Administration would impact every part of our state and… Read more


  • Guide better  development in Fairfax Co.!

    Guide better development in Fairfax Co.!

    Renee Grebe Avatar

    Your feedback on the Policy Plan is critical! But why? The Policy Plan is guidance for developers as they explore options for developments that are outside of the existing zoning… Read more