Getting Montgomery Closer to Zero Waste: Panel Discussion The MoCo Sierra Club June Bi-monthly Meeting hosted three panelists to discuss the future of solid waste management in Montgomery County on May 20th.  The first speaker was Lauren...

Watts Up! The Watts Branch stream starts in Rockville and enters the Potomac river next to the water intake at the WSSC Water Filtration Plant, carrying every drop of stormwater runoff from its watershed.  This stormwater runoff...

The Washington Post published a letter on June 16th regarding Montgomery County’s proposed policy on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) that included racist and classist language. Yesterday (June 17), it was announced that the author was...

Event: Alex Baca, “Land Use and the New Green Deal” March 12, 2019 Silver Spring Civic Center   Alex Baca of Greater Greater Washington discussed the importance of land use policies to the environmental and socioeconomic issues addressed...

Event: Montgomery County Food Council Environmental Impact Working Group (EIWG)- Public Meeting March 6, 10:30-12:30 Bethesda, MD   Eileen Kao, Chief of Waste Reduction and Recycling Section, Montgomery County Department of Environmental...

Sierra Club Members and Friends, October is energy month and winter is coming so now is a great time to evaluate your energy situation and prepare for the colder months.  Regardless of where you live in the county everyone can take steps to...

Fires on the West Coast, drought in the Midwest, floods in the Northeast, hurricanes in the gulf hurricanes, and heat waves nationwide!  Unusual weather or climate change? Concerned about climate change several hundred intrepid souls braved...

We want to express our gratitude to the many Sierra Club members and other volunteers who did so much to support our endorsed candidates. Our efforts helped elect many representatives committed to working with us to translate Sierra Club priorities...

In mid-April Sierra Club testified in support of three bills designed to help Montgomery County make progress in meeting the County’s ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  The first, Bill 10-18, with lead sponsor...

On April 14, 2018, the Montgomery County Sierra Club Group and Friends of Forest Glen co-sponsored a Transit Activist Social – an evening of networking and socializing, with keynote speaker former MD Governor Parris Glendening. We also celebrated...