Maryland Chapter Blog

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that parts of Baltimore and Anne Arundel County are in violation of health-based air quality standards under the Clean Air Act. The EPA formally classified the sections of...

Our natural places help refresh our spirits, clear our minds, and promote healthful living. But as we commune with the spaces we love, awareness and prevention of lyme disease and other illnesses associated with ticks are critical for sustainable...

Agencies in Maryland have permitted the Mattawoman Energy Plant for this site in Branydwine, Maryland, an area that is already in violation of national air quality standards. If the plant is built it could be one of five fossil-fuel plants operating...

Position: Sierra Club Garden Project InternLocation: Baltimore, MDTerm: July – December 2016 (slightly flexible on start/end dates)Hours: Part-time: ~400-450 hours (~3 days per week in summer; ~2 days per week during school year) including some...

The Maryland Sierra Club recently partnered with the Brandywine TB Southern Neighborhood Coalition and two other non-profit organizations, Physicians for Social Responsibility and Groundswell, to educate communities in Southern Maryland about how...

By Martha Scott, cross posted from Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake newsletter.  Original email here. Ramadan is the time that we should re-examine how we interact with the natural world and what our “footprint” is on the...

June 8, 2016Today, the Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club announced its support for a statewide ban on fracking in Maryland.  Sierra Club Director Josh Tulkin issued the following statement by email this morning.Today, we are announcing our...

Posted on behalf of Charlie Garlow and the MD Sierra Club Solar Working GroupSave the Date for our Solar Tour - October 1 -2, 2016, Saturday and Sunday.Good News !  The MD Sierra Club's Solar Working Group, part of the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  June 3rd, 2016 Contact:    Tiffany Hartung, Maryland Climate Coalition, O (443) 759-3402, C (248) 933-2451, hartungt@nwf.org Annapolis, Md.—Yesterday Governor Hogan appointed...

Baltimore, M.D. — Despite passing with veto-override numbers in the Maryland State Senate and the House of Delegates in April, Governor Hogan vetoed the Clean Energy Jobs Act today, stifling job growth and renewable energy acceleration throughout...