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Put Maryland on the Path to 100% Clean Energy
December 18, 2018
Achieving 100% clean renewable energy grows ever more urgent. The General Assembly should act decisively in 2019 to put our state firmly on the necessary pathway.
Statement: Transportation Advocates Commend Maryland's Participation In Development of Regional Program to Modernize Transportation and Reduce Vehicle Pollution
December 18, 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 18, 2018) – Environmental, transportation, health, labor, and community organizations supporting modern, clean, equitable, and low-climate pollution transportation celebrated an announcement today from Maryland, 9 other...
Statement: Maryland Board of Public Works to Decide Over Potomac Pipeline
December 18, 2018
ANNAPOLIS: On Wednesday, December 19th, the Maryland Board of Public Works will hold an agenda item at their regularly scheduled meeting to determine whether they will grant an Easement to install a natural gas transmission pipeline under the...
Key Messages from the National Climate Assessment
December 11, 2018
The world felt the heat from the severity of the 2018 IPCC report, the most up-to-date and comprehensive explanation of the science of climate change and the future of Earth. This report followed by another equally concerning comprehensive piece of...
Meet the Fall 2018 Interns
December 5, 2018
Every season the Maryland Sierra Club welcomes a new group of interns to help us with our important work of protecting the environment. Here are the fall 2018 interns.
Semir Abdul
Our transportation intern is from Greenbelt, MD, and is a...
Residents of 8 Northeast & Mid-Atlantic States Urge Governors to Curb Climate Pollution from Transportation
December 4, 2018
Today (12/4/18) Sierra Club and the Union of Concerned Scientists delivered nearly 5,000 petitions from residents in 8 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states asking governors to commit to a program to tackle climate change from our transportation sector...
2019 Legislative Priorities
November 28, 2018
On January 9, when the Maryland General Assembly convenes for its 90-day 2019 session, the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter will be proposing to the newly elected legislators a far-reaching set of environmental policies for...
How to Have a Carbon Neutral and Stress Free Holiday Season
November 20, 2018
It’s that time of year again and you are probably thinking to yourself, “How can I have a stress free holiday season and still be kind to the environment?” You're in luck! Our Political Intern, Jason Brand, has some tips and tricks to have a stress...
My Internship Experience
November 19, 2018
One of our 2018 Political Interns, Kate Rush, wrote about her experience working with our Political Team. Read her blog here -->
Statement: Residents Petition the Montgomery Delegation to Stop Hogan’s Highway Project
November 13, 2018
Media Advisory: Montgomery County residents and organizations testify at the Montgomery County Priorities Hearing to Petition the Delegation to Stop Gov. Hogan’s Highway Expansion Proposal