Maryland Chapter Blog

Join The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the Maryland Commission on Climate Change for a discussion on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act Plan. This is a fantastic opportunity to find out how the state is doing, meet Commissioners and...

As six year-old Tal Kosten stood before the audience, his mother Maranda described the difficulty of explaining air pollution to her children after a trip to the pool was cancelled during a code orange air quality alert three weeks ago. How, Maranda...

This blog post was originally published on June 30, 2015. "Today, love triumphed at the Supreme Court. By ensuring that every American has the right to marry the person they choose, this decision moves our nation one huge step closer to ensuring...

Baltimore, MD – At a hearing in front of the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) today, citizen activists and concerned groups urged the Department to implement strong smog protections originally adopted in January 2015. Rather than...

With a statewide moratorium on fracking, the MD Natural Gas team is working with the Don't Frack Maryland coalition to update our strategy and want your help. Our top focus is to promote local fracking bans and restrictions in counties and cities...

Think poultry waste in our waterways is crappy? Want to see the government subsidize healthy, local, sustainable farming instead of factory farms? Concerned about toxic pesticides harming pollinators and the overuse of antibiotics in farmed animals...

Southern Marylanders and allies celebrated community on May 30th as they voiced concerns over impacts Dominion’s industrial project would have on their well-being

Taliah is the Maryland Chapter's Energy Policy Intern and is currently attending the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

BALTIMORE, MD – Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed suit today asserting that Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Division of State Documents unlawfully blocked a new clean air...

Walk with a purpose! Track down the wavyleaf basketgrass that has invaded Patapsco Valley State Park!