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Fight Invasive Plants in MD: Buy Native Plants this Year
April 6, 2018
Now that spring has arrived it’s time to start working on your yard or home garden. Using native plants helps to display Maryland’s natural beauty and reduce the spread of harmful invasive species. Check out our native plant blog post for...
Breaking: Stop Subsidizing Trash Incineration in Maryland
April 6, 2018
Breaking News: In a bipartisan vote, the Senate voted 35 to 8 eliminate trash incineration from Maryland’s renewable portfolio standard. From Frederick to Baltimore and across the state activists across have been urging legislators to remove trash...
3/28 MDE Air Quality Hearing on Proposed Charles County Compressor Station
March 29, 2018
On March 28th, Beyond Gas Committee Co-Chair Jill Clark-Gollub attended a MDE hearing on a proposed Charles County Compressor Station. Jill wrote this blog on the hearing.
50+ Organizations urge the House Rules & Executive Nominations Committee to favorably move HB 1826 out of Committee.
March 27, 2018
This week Sierra Club sent a letter urging the House Rules Committee to favorably move HB 1826 out of Committee to receive a public hearing. We now have more than 50 groups signed on to the attached letter making this request.
The bill, from...
Sierra Club Applauds Reported Compromise to Fully Fund Metro and Support MTA
March 23, 2018
Annapolis, MD -- Yesterday, the Washington Post and Maryland Matters reported that leaders in the House of Delegates, Senate, and Governor Hogan’s administration have agreed on a plan to fully fund Maryland’s portion for the DC-area Metro system, to...
100% Clean, Renewable Energy in Maryland: What’s Next?
March 23, 2018
The clean energy debate in Maryland, and across the country, has fundamentally shifted: it is no longer a question of if we can move to 100% clean energy, but how.
Del. Shane Robinson introduces emergency legislation relevant to the Potomac Pipeline
March 20, 2018
Delegate Shane Robinson just introduced emergency legislation in the Maryland General Assembly to require MDE to use their authority to complete a full review of the project under section 401 of the Clean Water Act.
Sierra Club Testimony on HB 878 The 100% Clean Renewable Energy Equity Act of 2018
March 5, 2018
On March 5th, 2018 the Maryland Sierra Club testified in favor of HB 878 The 100% Clean Renewable Energy Equity Act of 2018. The full testimony is available here for review.
21 Organizations and Business urge MD leaders to stop subsidizing the construction of unsafe, unhealthy synthetic turf fields and playgrounds.
February 28, 2018
*3/28/18 This item has been updated to reflect that the letter now has 21 Organizations signed on*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Josh Tulkin, josh.tulkin@mdsierra.org, (240) 764-5307This morning a coalition of 16* organizations...
250 Maryland, West Virginia, & D.C. residents surround Governor Hogan’s Mansion to oppose TransCanada’s Potomac Pipeline!
February 21, 2018
On Thursday, February 15th, over 250 concerned people of Maryland, West Virginia, & D.C. came together in Annapolis, MD to rally and hold a candlelight vigil outside of Governor Larry Hogan’s mansion.