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Polluted Runoff Defense: We Won!
April 4, 2014
We did great! Sierra Club volunteers played a huge role in the successful defense of the polluted runoff law. Together we beat back 20 bills attempting to weaken the law that is critical for cleaning up our waterways. The polluted runoff law...
The Future of On-land Wind Energy
April 4, 2014
The Great Bay on-land wind energy project is a win-win for Maryland, and would put Maryland in the forefront of clean energy production. The project will generate jobs on the Eastern Shore, in one of the poorer parts of the state, and wll...
This is what 40,000 comments look like!
April 3, 2014
The Maryland chapter of the Sierra Club joined 18 other local, state, regional, and national groups in Baltimore on Wednesday to hand-deliver over 40,000 printed comments urging the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to reject Dominion Cove...
New Stewardship Outings in Howard/Baltimore
April 3, 2014
Here are some new stewardship outings in Howard and Baltimore Counties. For more information, please click here.Sunday, April 6, 1-4 pmInvasive English Ivy Removal at the Catonsville Historical Society on Frederick Road. In partnership with...
Opportunities in April to Support Heather Mizeur for Governor
April 2, 2014
After Maryland Sierra Club's endorsement of Heather Mizeur for Governor in January, we have been hard at work reaching out to Sierra Club members around the state to let them know why we support Heather, and how they can get involved in the...
Cove Point: Public Interest or Radical Risk?
April 2, 2014
The Cove Point fracked-gas export terminal is a radical proposal that would put Maryland and the entire mid-Atlantic at risk.The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is currently reviewing whether Dominion Resource’s application to build a...
Next Step in our Election Process
April 2, 2014
The political committee has been very busy interviewing candidates and making endorsements. The next step is supporting our endorsed candidates. One of the things we definitely want to do is to work the polling places in as many priority precincts...
Maryland Wildlands Doubled by General Assembly
April 2, 2014
Maryland goes a bit more wild!! “The idea of wilderness needs no defense. It only needs more defenders.” Ed Abby wrote those words long after John Muir started the Sierra Club, but Abby may have taken inspiration from the generations of Sierrans...
Baltimore Beyond Coal Team Kicks Off 2014!
March 31, 2014
Only a week after the well-attended screening of Coal Country in downtown Baltimore, over 20 people turned out for the inaugural meeting of the new Baltimore Beyond Coal Team! After enjoying a delicious potluck lunch,...
Cove Point: Public Interest or Radical Risk?
March 31, 2014
The Cove Point fracked-gas export terminal is a radical proposal that would put Maryland and the entire mid-Atlantic at risk.The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) is currently reviewing whether Dominion Resource’s application to build a...