Maryland Chapter Blog

Environmental issues were prominent during the General Assembly this year, including key decisions about the state's energy future and our efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. Other big issues received significant attention, including marriage...

The 2012 legislative session was one of the most successful in recent years for our environment.This session some landmark legislation passed:The Water for 2060 Act sets a formal state goal that we should use no additional water in the year 2060...

Following right on the heels of the MDE permit denial for the cross-county connector, Sierra Club is celebrating yet another permit denial of the destructive cross-county connector highway.  This time, the denial comes from the Army Corps of...

PG County-wide survey finds that only 7% of Prince George's shoppers use re-usable grocery bags.

2012 Mid-Session Legislative Report Maryland General AssemblyEnvironmental issues were prominent during the General Assembly this year, including key decisions about the state's energy future and our efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay....

The Maryland General Assembly adjourned Monday April 12, 2010. This year’s General Assembly session was once again a whirlwind of activity, dominated even more than usual by discussions of the state budget. While several of our priority bills, such...

The euphoria lingers!  On election night, standing in a diverse crowd of Obama volunteers, I felt a sense of elation that I haven’t felt since I led a team of high school girls to victory long ago and far away. For the past 5 months I had been...

On November 11, 2008, Democratic candidate Frank Kratovil successfully defeated incumbent Andy Harris in the race to represent Maryland's District 1 in the US House of Representatives. The vote count was extremely close, and after the inclusion...

Hey Sierra Club members, as some of you may know, there was a very close contest in the 1st Congressional District of Maryland. The Sierra Club endorsed Frank Kratovil in his face off against long time environmental foe State Senator Andy Harris....