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MD Sierra News October 25: Transportation Justice, Tour Panorama Community Solar, 200 Rally Oppose Pipeline..
November 1, 2019
Fall is here and Sierra Club volunteers and staff are working hard for our future and welcoming your help at every step on the way!
The Red Line—Not Redlining—Is a Green, and Humane, Approach to a Better Baltimore
August 30, 2019
Donald Trump’s unhinged, racist, inaccurate potshots at Rep. Elijah Cummings put Baltimore in the national news in late July. Both city and congressman received plenty of verbal support but Baltimore and its surroundings need more than words.
2019 Call for Nominations - Chapter and Group
August 21, 2019
The Sierra Club is a volunteer-led environmental advocacy organization with entities at the national, state, and local level with the mission of “Explore, Enjoy & Protect.” Each entity is governed by an Executive Committee of members elected...
Maryland's Old-Growth Forests
August 15, 2019
Trees are essential to all life on earth. We’ve all heard it before. However, not everyone knows that age is much more than just a number in the realm of trees. Think of the 1000+ year old Redwoods of California, or the Hemlocks in Virginia which...
Advocates & Elected Officials Rally in Support of State of Maryland’s Defense Against Columbia Gas Lawsuit
August 13, 2019
Organizations and elected officials held a press conference to show support for the state’s legal defense against Columbia Gas’ attempted land grab
Maryland Transportation, Equity, Environmental Organizations Highlight Vision for Bold and Equitable Regional Transportation Policy
July 30, 2019
On Tuesday, July 30th, before 300 people came together for a day-long public workshop at the University of Maryland, Baltimore to discuss investments from the region-wide Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), advocates and community leaders...
April 2019 -- A Historic Energy Month in Maryland
July 26, 2019
You are about to read one of the most exciting sentences I have had the pleasure to type at the Sierra Club…
Solar generated more electricity than coal this April in Maryland!
You read that correctly. April 2019 was historic for the entire...
Edge Effects
July 24, 2019
"We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect”
Aldo Leopold, the “Father of wildlife conservation,” was a philosopher,...
Recap of Environmental Justice Walk and Talk in Charles County
July 22, 2019
The following blog post is by the Maryland Sierra Club’s Energy Intern Angela Scafidi. She worked to help organize our outing in Maxwell Hall Park with the Southern Maryland Group and Maryland State Senator Arthur Ellis.
Recap of July 9 Baltimore Forum on Coal Community Transition
July 15, 2019
The following is a guest post by Suzannah Mullen, a local progressive activist with Our Revolution Baltimore who MC’d last week’s Beyond Coal Forum, and worked with the Maryland Sierra Club on planning and outreach for the event.