Maryland Chapter Blog

Baltimore, MD – At a hearing in front of the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) today, citizen activists and concerned groups urged the Department to implement strong smog protections originally adopted in January 2015. Rather than...

With a statewide moratorium on fracking, the MD Natural Gas team is working with the Don't Frack Maryland coalition to update our strategy and want your help. Our top focus is to promote local fracking bans and restrictions in counties and cities...

Think poultry waste in our waterways is crappy? Want to see the government subsidize healthy, local, sustainable farming instead of factory farms? Concerned about toxic pesticides harming pollinators and the overuse of antibiotics in farmed animals...

Southern Marylanders and allies celebrated community on May 30th as they voiced concerns over impacts Dominion’s industrial project would have on their well-being

Taliah is the Maryland Chapter's Energy Policy Intern and is currently attending the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

BALTIMORE, MD – Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed suit today asserting that Governor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Division of State Documents unlawfully blocked a new clean air...

Walk with a purpose! Track down the wavyleaf basketgrass that has invaded Patapsco Valley State Park!

President Leventhal and Council Members. My name is Michal Freedman and I am here as a member of the Montgomery County Sierra Club Executive Committee representing the more than 5,000 Sierra Club members in Montgomery County. I am here to express...

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has said repeatedly that the existing price tag for building the Purple Line and Red Line “is not acceptable.” He reportedly believes the positive economic effects and high ridership projections for the Purple Line in...

Sierra Club is extremely disappointed that Governor Hogan vetoed HB980/SB 340, which restored voting rights for citizens returning from prison. This legislation would have empowered communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by...