Maryland Chapter Blog

This 2022 election year is our opportunity to elect state and county officials who will shape Maryland’s direction for at least the next decade. If you may be busy or away from home on July 19 you can sign up now to vote by mail.

The technology is here to electrify diesel trucks and other large diesel vehicles, from school buses to delivery vans. We have the opportunity right now to shift the status quo so that Marylanders can breathe easier! Read this great blog by...

Three student authors share their perspective on what the February 18 Environmental Human Rights Amendment Rally (in Annapolis and virtual). The event’s main purpose was to educate students, delegates, and members of the Sierra Club. Students felt...

The IPCC's new report says there is a rapidly closing window to slow climate change; to avoid catastrophic global warming that some communities and ecosystems may not be able to adapt to, deep emissions cuts are needed over the next decade. Chapter...

Any excuse to ponder the words of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a good one. Below are twelve of his quotes followed by various ways to honor MLK Day and Week of Service in Maryland.

Sierra Club Maryland Chapter is looking forward to working with partner groups and legislators to advance important measures to protect our environment and public health, and to promote social equity. Read on for our session priorities.

Please join me in celebrating all that we've accomplished in 2021. There is simply too much to capture. Here are 10 highlights from this challenging year:

Chapter Chair Rosa Hance of Great Mills, MD, has been honored as Sustainable Growth Leadership & Service Award Recipient by the Maryland Department of Planning.

Maryland Sierra Club joined 50 groups and the City of Rockville in delivering a searing critique of Governor Hogan’s plan to widen I-495 and I-270 with private toll lanes. The groups and City submitted 183 pages of technical and legal comments on...

Sierra Club Maryland Chapter has raised the issue of gross errors in the I-495 & I-270 SDEIS in a letter to FHWA and MDOT, arguing the SDEIS has errors so substantial that the only adequate way to address them is to withdraw the SDEIS for...