Maryland Chapter Blog

on Tuesday the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) held a public hearing in Hancock, MD on the Wetlands and Waterways permit for TransCanada's Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project aka the Potomac Pipeline. Along with our partners in the No...

In a few short weeks, Maryland legislators will convene in Annapolis to begin the 2018 session of the General Assembly.  The Maryland Sierra Club, both volunteers and staff, will be there on opening day, January 10, and day-in and day-out...

On 12/3/17, ~100 Marylanders joined us for a panel discussion about the impacts of development and stormwater runoff on the public water supply, the implications this has for future water rates, and how we can make growth smart enough to protect our...

We are thrilled to announce the hiring of our newest team member, Crystal Hall, who will be our new Baltimore Beyond Coal organizer.Crystal is an Organizing Representative with the Beyond Coal Campaign and will be based in Baltimore with the...

On Saturday, November 18, fifteen Maryland Sierra Club members attended the fall Outings Leader Training.

On Thursday, November 16, we hosted a webinar with Elaine Lutz of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to describe the latest research and necessary updates required of the 1991 Forest Conservation Act for the next legislative session.

BLOG POST ON ELECTION DAY Big environmental wins in Annapolis, Frederick, and the state of Virginia. But, we are just getting started.   Yesterday voters in the city of Annapolis, city of Frederick, and the whole Commonwealth of...

The results of the Primary Election provided the Group with two worthy contenders for its endorsement for Mayor- Mr. Gavin Buckley ,the Democratic nominee and the present Republican Mayor Mike Pantelides.

Thank you to all who attended this year’s Jamboree. Over 150 Sierra Club members, activists, friends, and families came together to enjoy a weekend of fun filled activities!

On Saturday, October 14, over 350 concerned West Virginia and Maryland residents joined hands over a key Potomac River bridge to send a powerful message urging Governor Hogan to stop TransCanada from building a fracked-gas pipeline underneath the...