Maryland Chapter Blog

In this article: ‘Ground War’ - Invitation to summer film event Pesticide team - How to make a bigger impact Maryland’s Chlorpyrifos Ban bill - Outcome, next steps Montgomery County’s lawn pesticide law - Latest court ruling Public Health...

Please enjoy a guest blog post by Na’ilah Dawkins, a leader in the Prince George’s County Sierra Club Group, about her podcast “Greener Thoughts” and her involvement in the Sierra Club. Way to go Na’ilah!

On Monday, June 3rd, 43 organizations sent a letter calling on the Maryland Board of Public Works to reject the designation of the 495 and 270 expansion proposal as a public-private partnership at their next meeting on June 5th. The letter details...

At the end of April, Verso Corporation suddenly announced that it will end all paper production at its Luke Mill paper plant, now set to occur just one month after the announcement was made (operations will cease at the end of May, a month before...

Would you like to help an important citizen scientist project to determine migration patterns of Monarch Butterflies and possibly help conserve this amazing species?

Just off busy Rt 301 in Southern Prince George’s County is a 21st century waste facility that few people know about. Yet it’s one of the best examples in the region of how to recycle organic material on a large scale. The Prince George’s County...

Today, Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary Rahn announced that he will be convening a workgroup to explore how managed lanes on I-495 and I-270 will "complement" and "benefit" transit in Montgomery, Prince George's, and Fredrick...

We are seeking a volunteer to be our Chapter PAC Treasurer!

Sierra Club’s Maryland Chapter, Beyond Dirty Fuels, and Beyond Coal campaigns worked with partners to defeat a proposed fracked gas compressor station, and likely took down a proposed fracked gas power plant along with it. Dominion officially walked...

  What is a CSA? Community Supported Agriculture or CSA is an alternative food network in which together members purchase the farm’s harvest, splitting the cost and the volume of the harvest into “shares.” These shares help support the...