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In Solidarity With CASA de Maryland
June 3, 2020
Join in to help our ally CASA de Maryland supporting their members who are among the hardest hit by pay losses and job cuts and have been cruelly neglected by the federal government. Read more from MD Transportation Representative Lindsey Mendelson...
Preventing Lyme Disease Through a Deeper Understanding of Tick Ecology
May 27, 2020
With our spring treks outdoors, many people currently have a deep desire to make our exposure to Lyme Disease less likely. Read more from Linda Rieger with Maryland Sierra Club Natural Places
How We Can Make the Most of the Greater Baltimore Regional Transit Plan
May 13, 2020
Every day, our transit system is helping move essential workers who are keeping our healthcare system and vital services functioning. The COVID-19 crisis has also exposed many challenges in our system. Right now we have a chance to shape the future...
Research shows a correlation between air pollution and worse outcomes for Covid-19 patients
May 6, 2020
By Susan Nerlinger, Transportation Committee, Maryland Sierra Club
Research shows a correlation between air pollution and worse outcomes for Covid-19 patients.
Recent research correlating some of the worst outcomes from Covid-19 to long-...
Latest Natural Places News
May 4, 2020
The latest issue of the Natural Places News is hot off the presses (or computers). This is the monthly newsletter of the Maryland Sierra Club Natural Places Committee. As always, their mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect natural areas in...
As COVID-19 Proves the Vital Importance of Public Transit, A New Plan for Transit’s Future is Open for Comment In Metropolitan Baltimore
May 1, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis shines a light on the vital importance of public transit service in the Baltimore region, a newly released regional transit plan provides an historic opportunity to make much needed improvements that have long been identified...
What happened and what next? Annapolis legislators weigh in at post-session wrap up co-hosted by Maryland Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters
April 27, 2020
Maryland Sierra Club and League of Conservation Voters began their first joint and first virtual legislative wrap up with shoutouts to environmentally friendly local businesses that some participants had supported by purchasing food and drink to...
Equity in Sacrifice - Immediate Novel COVID-19 Pandemic Protections for Essential and Transit-Reliant Workers, Operators, People of Color, and Other Marginalized Communities
April 24, 2020
Re: Equity in Sacrifice - Immediate Novel COVID-19 Pandemic Protections for Essential and Transit-Reliant Workers, Operators, People of Color, and Other Marginalized Communities
From:
Community Development Network – Maryland ** Fair...
Introducing New Deputy Director Paula Posas
April 21, 2020
Please join us in welcoming Paula Posas, our new Deputy Director for the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter!
Environmental injustice amid the COVID-19 disaster
April 21, 2020
Eye-catching tweets and headlines across the country are proclaiming “Corona is racist,” and as rates of COVID-19 contraction and death rise in minority communities, it sure seems that way. However, it's not Corona that's racist, but society. Read...