News

Sierra Club Releases "America's Great Outdoors" Report
Baltimore Chronicle 30, 2005
Maryland's Crabtree Creek old-growth forest area is receiving national attention through its inclusion in the Sierra Club's newly released report, "America’s Great Outdoors," which outlines that organization's vision for protecting the natural heritage.

Transportation bill authorizes funding for preliminary rail studies
Gazette 8, 2005
The Campaign to Reinvest in the Heart of Oxon Hill is working on the next step to encourage construction of a rail system across the new Woodrow Wilson Bridge after funding for preliminary engineering of a transit route over the bridge was recently authorized.

The ICC Won't Solve Our Traffic Problems
Washington Post 11, 2006
"For 30 years I made the same assumption. I repeatedly voted for appropriations to buy the right of way when it was threatened with new housing or other development. But then the environmental impact study published in 1997 forecast no significant relief for congestion. At that point I changed my mind and joined the opposition." -NEAL POTTER, former Montgomery County executive

They Paved Paradise and Killed the Fish
Washington Post 11, 2007
Scientists Point to Man-Made Surfaces' Harm to the Severn River as a Cautionary Tale

Wynn wants Wilson Bridge study expedited
Washington Examiner 14, 2007
"Rail across the Woodrow Wilson Bridge would provide the 100,000 plus Prince George's County residents who commute across the Wilson Bridge every day with an alternative to congested roadways," said Congressman Al Wynn in a letter to Governor Martin O'Malley. "Transit across the bridge will take people off the road and help reduce emissions in our region."

Metro Riders Demand Better Metro Service Without Fare Hikes
Sierra Club Press Room 21, 2007
“Metro takes 580,000 cars off the road each weekday and eliminates more than 10,000 tons of pollution each year:” noted Grace Cunningham, also with the Sierra Club. “Riders are already paying their fair share for a public service that benefits all of us.”

Environmental group urges advocacy on Metro issues
Washington Examiner 22, 2007
"Activists from the Sierra Club spent Wednesday morning at Metrorail stations throughout the region urging riders to publicly oppose fare increases and service reductions."