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Update on Anne Arundel Foam Ban
August 6, 2018
This spring bills were introduced in the Annapolis City Council and the Anne Arundel County Council to ban the use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) food containers by food service establishments. The Annapolis bill (O-22-18) is alive and on track. The...
Sierra Club Statement on Volkswagen Mitigation Settlement
August 2, 2018
On Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 Maryland officials announced a proposed plan to spend the state’s portion of a federal settlement with Volkswagen. The Maryland Department of the Environment, in conjunction with the Maryland Energy Administration and...
Sierra Club Statement on Howard County’s Development Moratorium
July 30, 2018
On Friday July 27th, 2018, the Howard County Council unanimously approved a one year development moratorium in the Tiber River and Plumtree Branch stream watersheds surrounding Ellicott City, which was hit by intense flooding in May for the second...
Meet the Summer 2018 Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Interns!
July 24, 2018
The Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Summer Interns have been working hard to fight for the environment in the state of Maryland. Meet our energetic and dedicated group of interns!
How NASA and the Space Race Inspired the Environmental Movement
July 23, 2018
This week marks a momentous anniversary in human history. At 9:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time on July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Apollo 11. Four days later, on July 20, 1969,...
Join us for clean transportation events across Maryland!
July 16, 2018
Transportation is now the #1 source of air pollution that is causing global warming and extreme weather events and also has been linked to cancers, diabetes, heart disease, asthma and other respiratory diseases.
Please join us for one or more of...
United For Clean Transportation
July 11, 2018
A New Sierra Club survey finds broad support across party lines for investment in a Clean Transportation System that will reduce emissions and traffic across the North-East and Mid-Atlantic region.
Maryland Sierra Club Urges Climate Commission to Commit to Clean Transportation
June 29, 2018
On June 27th, Sierra Club members and supporters attended the Maryland Climate on Climate Change meeting to demand Maryland move forward with a plan to implement a climate-friendly, clean, safe, and equitable transportation system. Our...
Primary Results for Sierra Club Endorsed Candidates
June 27, 2018
Want to know how Sierra Club's endorsed candidates did in the primary? Check out our primary results tracker!