Maryland Chapter Blog

For Immediate Release:   Maryland Sierra Club announces more than 50 General Assembly endorsements for 2018 electionsTuesday October 10, 2017Contact:  Josh TulkinCell: 650-722-3171College Park.   This morning the Maryland...

Today state officials, climate advocates, and private sector stakeholders gathered in Baltimore to discuss the proposed updates to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - a plan that will result in an additional 30% reduction in dangerous climate...

The Maryland Sierra Club is excited to announce it's endorsements for candidates in the cities of Frederick and Annapolis, both of which will hold their primaries in September, 2017.  The City of Frederick will  hold it's primary on...

Speak out at the Public Hearing! Tuesday September 12 7:00 pm Dominion, the company that pipes fracked gas through Maryland, needs a zoning Special Exception to build a dangerous gas compressor station on Barry’s Hill Rd. None of the gas would...

On Sunday, August 13th the Maryland Sierra Club hosted a hike in Maxwell Hall Park, located in Hughesville. Under a beautiful sunny sky, the group of 26 volunteers, staff, interns, and even a few children, began a lovely hike through the park to a...

Our Summer 2017 Stewardship Interns have been hard at work! Led by volunteers Marc Imlay and Mike Ellis, our wonderful field interns have ventured into many local forests to remove invasive plant species and save our native wildlife.

Maryland Sierra Club is currently looking for Fall 2017 interns! If you have a passion for the environment, a love for activism, and want to learn more about the first and most influential grassroots organization in our country, this is the...

On Thursday, 7/27, we submitted a sign on letter to the Howard County Executive and Council advocating for strong stormwater management and smart development principles. We asked the County officials to consider and adopt these recommendations as...

Burning coal is toxic to the environment. We know this to be true for both the air and water. In 2015, the Obama administration crafted new guidelines to prevent the pollution of waterways from coal-fired power plants. The Steam Electric Effluent...

Developing story in the fight for offshore wind: The Maryland Public Service Commission recently approved two major offshore wind projects to be built near the coast of Ocean City after six years of thoughtful consideration. We are poised to bring...