Maryland Chapter Blog

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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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...

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...

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

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...

               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...