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Congratulations to Anne Arundel Sierra Club and allies for a foam ban victory!
June 22, 2018
The Anne Arundel County Council voted to ban polystyrene plastic foam containers, giving restaurants until January 1, 2020 to use their supply before switching to an alternative! Fantastic collaboration across a broad spectrum of stakeholders with a...
Community Shared Farm Tour and Cookout at Leaning Pine Farm
June 20, 2018
On June 6, 2018, 22 members and friends of the Sierra Club community came together for a tour and cookout at Leaning Pine Farm in Mt. Savage, MD, ancestral Shawnee land. Leaning Pine Farmers are leading the way in advocating for a more sustainable...
Lyme Disease Vaccine
June 20, 2018
I learned recently that there was a vaccine for Lyme Disease in the late 90s and was shocked. Why would something so useful no longer exist?... read what Stewardship Outings Intern Ariel Plotnick discovered
Can We Reduce Storm Damage Caused by Falling Trees?
June 20, 2018
During storms with high winds, falling trees can be a big hazard. One factor that’s very important in tree wind resistance is at least partially within our control - tree health. Unhealthy trees have been shown to be more susceptible to falling...
Sierra Club statement in independent candidate mailing in 9B
June 20, 2018
Contact: Josh Tulkin, Josh.Tulkin@mdsierra.org, 650-722-3171Date: June 20, 2018On Monday, June 18, the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter learned that the Sierra Club had been referenced in a...
Maryland Sierra Club Endorses Johnny Olszewski Jr. for Baltimore County Executive
June 12, 2018
(JUNE 12, 2018) RANDALLSTOWN, MD – Maryland Sierra Club today announced their endorsement of Johnny Olszewski Jr. for Baltimore County Executive.
Sierra Club Attends 6/6 Transportation & Climate Listening Session in Delaware
June 7, 2018
Yesterday, Wednesday 6/6, Sierra Club members and volunteers joined with people across the Mid-Atlantic region in participating in a “listening session” event in Wilmington, DE to discuss how we can transform our transportation system.
Sierra Club Statement on Montgomery County Exec Veto of Stormwater Capital Budget
June 1, 2018
Contact: sylvia.tognetti@mdsierra.org BREAKING: Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett uses a line item veto to axe the Montgomery County Council's sensible changes to his hasty overhaul of the county's stormwater capital budget....
Sierra Club Statement on Ellicott City Flood of 2018
June 1, 2018
On Sunday May 27th, 2018, parts of Ellicott City, MD experienced between 5.36 inches and 10.38 inches of rain in about three hours according to the National Weather Service’s Baltimore-Washington forecast office. This downpour caused flash flooding...
Why the Sierra Club Supports the Poor People's Campaign
May 31, 2018
The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) was created on December 4, 1967, by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an organization at the center of the Civil Rights Movement, to address the issues of unemployment, housing shortages for the...