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February 12, 2024

Celebrating Wangari Maathai: An Icon of Environmental Advocacy and Women’s Empowerment

Wangari Maathai's life reminds us that every individual has the power to make a significant impact. Let's keep her spirit alive by committing to positive change in our communities and beyond.

February 5, 2024

Hattie Carthan – Celebrating a Green Legacy this Black History Month

As we embrace Black History Month, we want to shine a light on a remarkable figure whose environmental activism has left an indelible mark on our world.

December 12, 2023

Straughan is a 2023 Baltimore Sun Top Workplace!

We are thrilled to have been selected as a Baltimore Sun Top Workplace for the 8th year in a row! This award is based solely on the feedback of our employees, our most valuable resource, and we're immensely grateful. We're proud to continue to make Straughan…

May 1, 2023

Sustainable Green Building at Straughan – Providing LEED and so much more!

LEED is one of the most common green building standards used in the US, but what other certifications are out there? Read on to find out!

February 28, 2023

Black History Month Spotlight 2023 – Meet Hazel M. Johnson

Meet the mother of the environmental justice movement - Ms. Hazel M. Johnson

February 21, 2023

Black History Month Spotlight 2023 – Meet Hattie Scott Peterson

For National Engineers Week, we are celebrating the life of the first African American woman to earn a civil engineering degree as well as work for the US Army Corps of Engineers.