Maryland Chapter Blog

This year, over 1000 Marylanders joined thousands of other Sierra Club members across the county to mobilize to elect strong environmental leaders.  Many of you volunteered for the first time, and this unprecedented support helped us achieve...

Today, fifty groups came together to deliver one simple message: Governor Hogan’s plan to widen the I-495 and I-270 toll lanes is flawed, incomplete, legally vulnerable, and would fail to reduce congestion for the vast majority of drivers. According...

When we think about working towards climate solutions and trying to solve our climate crisis, one word often comes to mind – urgency. We only have a limited amount of time before the consequences of climate change become irreversible, which is why...

Most rush hour drivers will see significantly worse congestion if Maryland proceeds with Gov. Larry Hogan’s $9-11 billion plan to add privately-managed toll lanes, according to a new report. The report analyzes traffic models used to support the I-...

On the evening of October 20th, people from around Maryland and around the world joined the Clean and Renewable Energy in Southern Maryland Community Forum held by the Sierra Club Southern Maryland Group. The discussion was moderated by Teresa Ball...

Maryland has failed to create a transition plan to move the state responsibly off coal while providing support for impacted communities and workers -- so we need your help today! Maryland officials are planning their priorities for 2021, we need...

The Eastern Shore is a hotspot for climate change, one of the nation’s most vulnerable regions for sea-level rise, and at risk for more frequent and severe storms. These climate-related impacts are in part driven by unsustainable development, which...

Janet Gingold (chair of Prince George’s Sierra Club, Outings Leader, and Maryland Master Naturalist) returned this month with another edition of her nature-outing-turned-virtual tour, this time of four parks along the Patuxent River watershed in...

Will you vote a mail ballot, or vote in person? Over a million Maryland voters have already requested a mail-in ballot. The state’s contractor has begun mailing ballots to voters who have requested them. If you vote with a mail-in ballot be sure to...

In a recent letter, Sierra Club called on the Maryland Commission on Climate Change's (MCCC) Mitigation Working Group to recommend bold, ambitious climate actions for the Governor and General Assembly.