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Don't Let Polluters Have The Last Word In Maryland!
June 5, 2014
Don't let corporate polluters have the last word -- write a Letter for clean air in Maryland!Did you know that more than 85 percent of Marylanders live in areas with unsafe air?Baltimore in particular has the highest rates of both childhood...
Children's Health on the Line as EPA Updates SMOG Pollution Levels
June 5, 2014
By Mary Anne Hitt, cross posted from Compass, Sierra Club Natl. BlogThis week, the committee of experts that advises the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on air quality standards gave its recommendation on an acceptable range for protecting...
Hundreds Attend Club Forum on Area Traffic, Development
June 5, 2014
“…Engineers often use letter grades to summarize how well a road is serving the community. Forest Drive scores only D’s and F’s.” ARTMA Director Dave Humprheys.Read the Annapolis Capitol's coverage of the June 3 forum at St. John’s...
PSC Approves Cove Point - Our Response
May 31, 2014
Sierra Club joined CCAN in sending the following press release, in response to news that the MD Public Service Commission issued a permit for the Cove Point power plant.Cove Point Opponents Call on O'Malley to Act After PSC Fails to...
Public Forum on Forest Drive's Traffic, Other Growth Issues
May 29, 2014
A public forum on Traffic, Development and the Future of the Annapolis Neck Peninsula will be held at Key Auditorium, St. John’s College, Tuesday, June 3, at 7:00PM. Sponsored by the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation and the Anne...
Legislators Send Letter to O'Malley
May 29, 2014
District 39 Delegate Shane Robinson Signed The Letter to O'Malley Written by Adam Windram, MD Beyond Coal Team Volunteer On Wednesday, a group of Maryland politicians took a stand on the state’s unacceptable levels of air pollution by...
52 Legislators Call on Governor To Clean MD's Air
May 29, 2014
On Wednesday, a group of Maryland politicians took a stand on the state’s unacceptable levels of air pollution by sending a letter voicing their support for stronger pollution controls on Maryland’s coal-fired power plants. The Maryland Department...
Stop Polluted Runoff! Attend the seminar on June 10th in Annapolis
May 28, 2014
We have all seen it. It’s a rainy day or a super rainy day and it turns our favorite stream into a big ugly mess. The water is brown and there is a lot of it, way too much. The water barrels through the river bed, and you know,...
Climate Adaptation Victory for the Chesapeake Bay?
May 28, 2014
Come out to the monumental signing of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement on Monday, June 16th, at the Maryland State House in Annapolis! We’re waiting with bated breath to see if the agreement will include strategies and provisions for climate...
Rallying for Clean Air in Maryland
May 27, 2014
Last Wednesday, more than 40 Marylanders rallied in Baltimore's Carroll Park before delivering 2,000 comments to the Maryland Department of the Environment supporting the agency's proposed clean air standards.Standing in front of a 20-...