Maryland Chapter Blog

On Sunday May 27th, 2018, parts of Ellicott City, MD experienced between 5.36 inches and 10.38 inches of rain in about three hours according to the National Weather Service’s Baltimore-Washington forecast office. This downpour caused flash flooding...

The Poor People's Campaign (PPC) was created on December 4, 1967, by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), an organization at the center of the Civil Rights Movement, to address the issues of unemployment, housing shortages for the...

Unfortunately, now that warm weather is here, we are also in the season where deer tick season is the worst. This period of time usually extends until mid-July. Don’t let that stop you from enjoying the outdoors.Check how to get outdoors safely and...

The Town of Somerset recently celebrated with Sierra Club, town leaders, and residents the installation of new conservation and rain gardens that will attract diverse wildlife! Dedication joined by town’s noted resident, State Attorney General Brian...

After a very grueling and cold winter, Marylanders have been blessed (cursed?) with some relentless heat. While that can be nice for the beach, the warm weather also frequently brings unhealthy air, in the form of smog. On July 9 and 10th there...

*Updated 6-6-2018 - On Friday, May 4th, 2018, the Transportation & Environment Committee of the Montgomery County Council opposed a proposal made by the County Executive that would have significantly shifted how the current stormwater management...

The invasive species of the month for May is Garlic Mustard. We were successful in removing all of the lesser celandine this April in several local Prince George’s County parks near the Sierra Club College Park office. Now we will focus on removing...

Due to the dedicated work of the high school student-led group Baltimore Beyond Plastic, community residents, and environmental groups, last week Baltimore City mayor Catherine Pugh signed into law a city-wide ban on polystyrene foam food containers.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 17, 2018CONTACT: Betsy Johnson     betsy.johnson@mdsierra.org    240-461-1402This morning the Sierra Club announced its endorsement of Delegate Aruna Miller for Maryland’s 6th Congressional...

The General Assembly’s 2018 session is in now the books. Let’s celebrate our victories, learn from our disappointments, and rededicate ourselves to making Maryland a model for progressive environmental protections.