Maryland Chapter Blog

On Saturday June 1st, at the "Moving Toward a Sustainable Maryland" fundraiser with former Gov. Parris Glendening, we were thrilled to present the Outstanding Partner Award to Brad German, Co-Chair of Citizen's Against Beltway Expansion.

Every season the Maryland Sierra Club welcomes a new group of interns to help us with our important work of protecting the environment.  Here are our Summer 2019 interns! Angela Scafidi, Energy Angela is from Ellicott City, MD and is a...

On 6/18/19, 62 Maryland legislators released a letter publicly opposing Columbia Gas’ attempt to seize through eminent domain the right-of-way to build a highly controversial fracked-gas pipeline underneath the Western Maryland Rail/Trail. The...

Yesterday, (6/16/19), the Washington Post published a letter from Gaithersburg resident Katherine C. Gugulis regarding Montgomery County’s proposed policy on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) that included racist and classist language. We've also...

On June 5th, The Maryland Board of Public Works voted 2-1 to greenlight moving forward on the climate disaster known as the widening of I-495 and I-270. Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot cast their votes in favor, while Treasurer...

Maryland Sierra Club worked with a variety of partners to organize and consolidate a range of technical comments on the expansion of I-495 and I-270. The comments were submitted to the Board of Public works prior to their meeting on June 5th, 2019...

On Wednesday, June 5th, the Maryland Board of Public Works voted 2-1 to greenlight moving forward on expansion of I-495 and I-270. Governor Larry Hogan and Comptroller Peter Franchot cast their votes in favor of designating the I-495 and I-270...

A bipartisan bill was just introduced in the Senate to allocate money to fight Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.  It's called   Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act.   The bill would fund efforts in the area...

In this article: ‘Ground War’ - Invitation to summer film event Pesticide team - How to make a bigger impact Maryland’s Chlorpyrifos Ban bill - Outcome, next steps Montgomery County’s lawn pesticide law - Latest court ruling Public Health...

Please enjoy a guest blog post by Na’ilah Dawkins, a leader in the Prince George’s County Sierra Club Group, about her podcast “Greener Thoughts” and her involvement in the Sierra Club. Way to go Na’ilah!