Maryland Chapter Blog

President Leventhal and Council Members. My name is Michal Freedman and I am here as a member of the Montgomery County Sierra Club Executive Committee representing the more than 5,000 Sierra Club members in Montgomery County. I am here to express...

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has said repeatedly that the existing price tag for building the Purple Line and Red Line “is not acceptable.” He reportedly believes the positive economic effects and high ridership projections for the Purple Line in...

Sierra Club is extremely disappointed that Governor Hogan vetoed HB980/SB 340, which restored voting rights for citizens returning from prison. This legislation would have empowered communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by...

By Seth Bush The MD Sierra Club Energy Committee mission is: “Moving Maryland beyond coal by advancing clean renewable energy and energy conservation” The committee looks at the intersection of energy and the environment. That intersection is...

Christina Zendman is a senior at the University of Maryland, majoring in Biodiversity and Conservation Biology. She is currently interning at the Maryland Sierra Club, coordinating and attending invasive plant removal outings.

Solar Energy is an essential tool in the fight against global warming, and it is becoming cheaper every day. That's why Sierra Club is teaming up with Sungevity to offer our members a great deal on solar, and help fund our work in the process....

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...

David Jalali is a summer stewardship intern at Sierra Club Maryland Chapter.

The two-year-long battle over Charles County’s Comprehensive Plan is reaching white-hot conditions, and the stakes are enormous for Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. On the chopping block are a county deemed the third most valuable ecologically in...

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