Maryland Chapter Blog

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...

The Executive Committee of the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club voted on Wednesday to make enactment of the proposed Environmental Human Rights Amendment to the Maryland Constitution a priority for 2022. In doing so, the Chapter joins citizens’...

The Sierra Club profoundly supports the Freedom to Vote Act because at the Sierra Club, we believe that protecting the right to vote, ensuring free and fair elections, and reducing the influence of polluters and big money in politics is important...

Maryland Sierra Club Chapter Coordinator Laurel Imlay speaks at the Save Guilford Woods Rally at the University of Maryland. These are her remarks, followed by a musical video clip of walking in Guilford Wood and links for more information.

Indigenous Peoples' Day is a day for reflection and a day to celebrate the history, culture, and contributions of Native Americans. It is also a day to honor past and present native communities in our regions. On this Indigenous Peoples' Day,...