PROTECTING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY

Sarah is proudly endorsed by the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, the Sierra Club, and the Maryland Farm Bureau in recognition of her leadership on environmental issues. Sarah has a lifetime score of 100% from the Maryland LCV and is a recognized leader on clean water, living resources, and open space policy. Sarah was proud to receive the “State Park Legacy Award” from the Maryland Rangers Association and the Friends of Maryland State Parks for her work to pass the Great Maryland Outdoors Act - the greatest investment in Maryland’s State Parks in history.

The Bay is our greatest natural resource, our economic engine, and key to our way of life. Sarah is proud to receive a life 100% score from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters for her votes to protect land and water, address climate change, and advance our focus on environmental justice.

What Sarah’s done: As your Senator, Sarah successfully passed bills to increase oyster populations, invest in clean energy jobs and committing Maryland to reaching 50% renewable energy by 2030, build more resilient infrastructure in response to climate change, plant 5 million trees in the next 10 yers; and strengthen the State’s Commission on Environmental Justice. Sarah serves as the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission and is focused on bringing bipartisan, multi-state solutions to improving the Bay’s water quality and meeting our 2025 Watershed Improvement Plan goals.

What’s next: In the 2022 legislative session, Sarah will be championing legislation to: make the largest ever investment in Maryland’s State Parks, bring private sector investment into achieving Bay restoration goals; expand oyster spat production; commit Maryland to preserving 30 percent of our land by 2030; limit the sale and spread of invasive plant species; incentivize rooftop solar on low- and moderate-income housing developments; and limit our exposure to harmful “forever chemicals.” In her second term, Sarah will work to tackle revising the State’s Forest Conservation Act, expanding technical assistance to Maryland’s farmers so they can meet their water quality improvement goals, and increasing protection of our precious wetlands.