The Montgomery County Sierra Club Zero Waste Committee has prepared a report on recommendations for achieving zero waste in the county. This report, along with additional information, is available on our Zero Waste issue page.

Sierra Club’s multi-year effort to get tougher pollution control measures imposed on three coal-fired plants in the state appears to have finally succeeded.  The Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) has announced it plans to reject the...

The Sierra Club has offered testimony in opposition to "Montgomery County Expedited Bill 17-20 Carryout Bag Tax – Suspension".

The Board of Public Works (BPW) is expected to vote yet again on December 18 to green-light fast tracking the expansion of the I-495 and I-270. One of our best chances of stopping or delaying the project is encouraging the Board of...

This holiday season - Give the Gift of Sierra Club Membership that shows you care and that supports a better Environment!   Your gift this holiday season can have a big impact on the Environment. Join the hundreds and thousands of Sierra Club...

by Thornton Mattheson September 11, 2019.  Matt Dernoga, Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Representative, addressed the Greenbelt Climate Action Committee on the need to phase out Maryland’s 6 remaining coal plants.   Burning coal not...

by Johannnes Staguhn and Sylvia Tognetti More than 200 citizens in the Capitol View Park area have signed a petition to Montgomery County’s Legacy Open Space program, asking them to protect an undeveloped property in the Capitol View Park...

MD Gov Larry Hogan was recently elected Chair of the National Governors Association (NGA). His focus will be on encouraging infrastructure investments by all 50 governors.

Dave Sears expressed his praise for Shruti Bhatnagar, who was recently elected as the new Chair of the MoCo Sierra Club! Sears (who served as Chair for the past 4+ years) said "Shruti has exactly the three key characteristics that an organization...

Montgomery County Sierra Club applauds the Montgomery County Council for enacting today legislation that will move the county forward in addressing both the planet's climate emergency and the county's affordable housing crisis! Today's 9-0 vote (...