Maryland – Third Act Working Group

Welcome to Third Act Maryland!

We are a friendly, inclusive group of older adults from across Maryland. Together, we bring our collective power to climate justice and democracy efforts to make the planet more livable and to protect voting rights. We believe older people can no longer stand on the sidelines – our time is now!

Maryland Third Act activists protesting at a bank

Protesting at a bank in Silver Spring

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2025 Maryland legislative session: A roller-coaster for energy and climate

The many bills introduced on climate and energy and all the changes made to them had everyone on a roller-coaster. In mid-session, leaders of the House and Senate introduced…

Posted on May 1, 2025

Interview

Third Act volunteer Vasna Nontanovan’s global journey toward justice

Her pre-adolescent upbringing took place on an international stage. Her native Laos was a French colony until it gained independence after World War II. She recalls family stories about her…

Posted on March 11, 2025

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State Lawmakers Want to Build a Big Gas-burning Power Plant: That’s BAD for Consumers, Health, and the Climate

By Christine Pendzich and Bob Muehlenkamp Building a new gas plant in Maryland is a really bad idea. It’s bad for ratepayers, bad for the climate, and bad for public…

Posted on February 23, 2025

Interview

Dancing into Activism: A Third Actor’s Journey

Diane DeFries comes from a family with a long tradition of activism. Her immigrant Russian-Jewish grandmother was a union organizer in the sweatshops of the Lower East Side of New…

Posted on December 16, 2024

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