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Our Summer Heroes: Combating Invasive Species
August 16, 2017
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.
Join Our Team for Fall 2017!
August 3, 2017
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...
Howard County Stormwater & Smart Development Values
July 28, 2017
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...
Coal Plants are Dumping Arsenic into the Water
July 26, 2017
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...
The Fight for Offshore Wind
July 19, 2017
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...
False Promises
July 10, 2017
A new report released by The Wilderness Society explores the current coal industry, Trump’s support for coal, and the harm that comes from mining coal on public land. “False Promises” delves into the issues surrounding mining coal in western states...
Sierra Club Statement on proposed Transcanada Potomac Gas Pipeline
July 1, 2017
Statement by Josh Tulkin, Maryland Sierra Club DirectorFriday June 30th, at press conference in opposition to proposed Potomac Pipeline. More info coming soon. Good morning everyone! My name is Josh Tulkin and I’m...
Sierra Club Urges Strongest Carbon Reductions at RGGI Stakeholder Meeting
June 27, 2017
The nine Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) states hosted the next in a series of stakeholder meetings today in their 2016-2017 RGGI program review to establish limits on carbon pollution emissions from the region’s electric sector between...
Meet Our Summer 2017 Interns
June 26, 2017
Summer 2017 has gotten off to a great start thanks to our wonderful interns! Check out this post to learn more about them and what they're doing to help the Maryland Chapter.
Baltimore City Climate Resolution Passes Unanimously!
June 22, 2017
The Baltimore City Council has unanimously passed a resolution to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement! This exciting victory took place on June 19th and indicates Baltimore City’s commitment to environmental justice while denouncing President Trump’s...