Maryland Chapter Blog

Advocates Urge Maryland and Other states to Strengthen Proposal to Cut Transportation Pollution NORTHEAST & MID-ATLANTIC – Today, Maryland, D.C. and 11 other Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states that are a part of the Transportation and Climate...

How would you deal with a possible sprained ankle or a change in the weather? How can we promote and what is Outdoors for All? A terrific group of new trainees from around the state completed Sierra Club basic Outings Leader Training Nov 17th to...

We’ve had some big changes in the Maryland Sierra Club staffing. Earlier this year our long-time policy director David Smedick took a great job at the National Sierra Club. Last month, Beyond Coal organizer Matt Dernoga took a job on Capitol Hill...

Fall is here and Sierra Club volunteers and staff are working hard for our future and welcoming your help at every step on the way!

Donald Trump’s unhinged, racist, inaccurate potshots at Rep. Elijah Cummings put Baltimore in the national news in late July. Both city and congressman received plenty of verbal support but Baltimore and its surroundings need more than words.

The Sierra Club is a volunteer-led environmental advocacy organization with entities at the national, state, and local level with the mission of “Explore, Enjoy & Protect.” Each entity is governed by an Executive Committee of members elected...

Trees are essential to all life on earth. We’ve all heard it before. However, not everyone knows that age is much more than just a number in the realm of trees. Think of the 1000+ year old Redwoods of California, or the Hemlocks in Virginia which...

Organizations and elected officials held a press conference to show support for the state’s legal defense against Columbia Gas’ attempted land grab

On Tuesday, July 30th, before 300 people came together for a day-long public workshop at the University of Maryland, Baltimore to discuss investments from the region-wide Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), advocates and community leaders...

You are about to read one of the most exciting sentences I have had the pleasure to type at the Sierra Club… Solar generated more electricity than coal this April in Maryland! You read that correctly. April 2019 was historic for the entire...