Blog and Media Links
Jan.10, 2023: EPA Testimony on Methane Rule - Press Release:
https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2023/01/sierra-club-members-and-supporters-testify-about-urgent-need-strongest
Dec. 29, 2022 WTOP Media
Shruti Bhatnagar, of the Sierra Club, said the ferry’s closure has also had environmental impacts. “In the two years that the ferry has been closed, nearly 9 million miles of travel has been added,” she said. “And that is a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.”
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2022/12/hundreds-rally-to-get-whites-ferry-reopened/
Dec. 14, 2022: Blog from the Sierra Magazine
How a climate bill became law
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/4-november-december/top/how-climate-bill-became-law
Dec. 6, 2022: Press release on passing of legislation on Building Decarbonization
Landmark New Building Electrification Legislation Passed in Montgomery County | Sierra Club
Nov. 8, 2021: Maryland Matters OpEd County’s General Plan for Smart Growth “Thrive 2050” HERE
https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/11/08/moco-sierra-club-thrive-2050-sets-stage-for-smart-growth-in-county/
Oct. 24, 2021, Freedom to Vote Act
https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland/montgomery-county/blog/2021/10/freedom-vote-act
Jan. 22,2021: Washington Post OpEd
Montgomery County has been slow on its climate promises. But there’s a ray of light.
July 16, 2020 - Montgomery County Media: Solar Siting
Sierra Club Rallies Support for Solar Paneling on County Agricultural Reserve
Juneteenth Blog: June 2020
https://www.sierraclub.org/maryland/blog/2020/06/juneteenth-2020-honor-black-lives-matter