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Statement: Maryland lawmakers introduce bill to modernize transportation & cut vehicle pollution
January 24, 2019
Annapolis, MD - On Thursday, February 24th, Delegate Marc Korman and Senator Clarence Lam introduced the Regional Transportation and Climate Protection Act of 2019. The legislation would allow Maryland to join a multi-state agreement to limit and...
Lobby the Maryland General Assembly with Sierra Club!
January 15, 2019
The 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly has begun, and we need YOUR HELP to turn grassroots environmental activism into legislative power in Annapolis.
2018 - A Year to be Proud Of
December 26, 2018
A note from Chapter Director Josh Tulkin
I am thrilled to share with you the Maryland Sierra Club's 2018 year-in-review. Despite the daily grind of politics, I hope you will find inspiration and hope from these highlights from 2018. I did....
Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition: Proclamation for Transit Equity Action Day
December 21, 2018
The release below by the Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition celebrates the proclimation made by Mayor Catherine Pugh to designate December 21st as Transit Equity Action Day in Baltimore:
For Immediate Release: December 21, 2018...
Ban Disposable Foam Food Containers Statewide
December 18, 2018
The General Assembly should act in 2019 to ban disposable food containers made of expanded polystyrene foam as an important step in reining in the plastic pollution crisis.
Clean Transportation Yes, Widening Major Highways No
December 18, 2018
It is vitally important for the General Assembly to shift our State to creating a 21st Century, climate-friendly, clean transportation sector. Significant highway expansion is antithetical to accomplishing this, and the Maryland Sierra Club opposes...
Moving Maryland Beyond Coal
December 18, 2018
It is clear that it is time for Maryland to prepare for, and undertake, the transition away from coal-fired power plants. In doing so, we must support impacted communities and workers in defining and implementing strategies which provide certainty...
Protect Maryland’s Waterways From Fracked Gas Pipelines
December 18, 2018
Legislation is needed to ensure that proposed new gas pipelines are fully reviewed by the Maryland Department of the Environment to guard against harm to our drinking water and sensitive waterways.
Put Maryland on the Path to 100% Clean Energy
December 18, 2018
Achieving 100% clean renewable energy grows ever more urgent. The General Assembly should act decisively in 2019 to put our state firmly on the necessary pathway.
Statement: Transportation Advocates Commend Maryland's Participation In Development of Regional Program to Modernize Transportation and Reduce Vehicle Pollution
December 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 18, 2018) – Environmental, transportation, health, labor, and community organizations supporting modern, clean, equitable, and low-climate pollution transportation celebrated an announcement today from Maryland, 9 other...