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Invasive Species of the Month: Lesser Celandine (Fig Buttercup)
May 1, 2019
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We have been working hard to remove the invasive plant, Lesser Celandine, from parks near the College Park Sierra Club office, including Magruder...
Why We All Should Be Sounding The Alarm On Climate Change
April 25, 2019
“I want you to panic. I want you to act as if the house was on fire.” These are the words Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old Swedish climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize candidate, chose to open her speech to the European Parliament on April 16. She...
Improve Your Garden with Native Plants
April 16, 2019
Native plants are an important part of any ecosystem because they maintain the ecosystem’s natural life cycle. Native plants are those that grow in a particular region without direct human involvement.
Struggling to find places that sell native...
Reflecting on the MD Clean Energy Jobs Act
April 15, 2019
On the final day of the 2019 legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), SB516, with veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate. The bill went through a truly up and down ride throughout session....
Maryland Sierra Club Testimony – 2019 General Assembly Session
April 9, 2019
The Sierra Club testified on a total of 75 bills in the 2019 MD General Assembly Session. We testified in support, or support with amendments, on 70 bills; 31 of these bills passed; 30 are awaiting review by the Governor, and one was vetoed and the...
Advocates Demand Explanation For Senate’s Failure To Vote On Legislation To Provide Financial And Environmental Safeguards For Expansion Of 495 And 270
April 9, 2019
Advocates and elected officials voiced frustration that the Maryland Senate failed to call a vote on a bill that would place critical safeguards on public-private partnerships (P3’s), including the I-495 and I-270 expansion proposal at the close of...
Sierra Club Remembers Speaker Michael Busch
April 7, 2019
The Sierra Club is saddened by the passing today of Speaker Michael Busch of the Maryland House of Delegates after battling an illness in the final weeks of the 2019 legislative session. Speaker Busch was first elected to the House of Delegates in...
Update on SB516, "Clean Energy Jobs Act"
April 6, 2019
After being bottled up for weeks, the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), SB516, was moved yesterday (4/5/2019) by a House committee to the House floor for a final vote, possibly TODAY. Your emails and phone calls have made a difference! But the General...
Elected, Civic Leaders Press MD Senate For Taxpayer, Environmental Safeguards On For-Profit Toll Lane Projects
April 3, 2019
ANNAPOLIS, MD - With just five days left during the 2019 Maryland General Assembly session, a coalition of elected officials and civic leaders today urged the Maryland Senate to pass The P3 Transportation Safeguards Act (House Bill 1091). The bill...
Media Alert - Elected Officials, Civic and Environmental Advocates Call For Environmental & Financial Safeguards in face of Gov Hogan’s Proposed Expansion of the I-495 and I-270
April 2, 2019
Annapolis, MD - On Wednesday, April 3rd, local elected officials and advocates from Montgomery, Prince George’s and Frederick Counties are calling on the Maryland Senate to pass legislation that would provide common-sense safeguards for taxpayers,...