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Air Conditioning Bill Should Ensure Buildings Are Ready for Climate-Friendly HVAC Systems
October 12, 2023
The Sierra Club testified in support of Councilmember Henderson's COOLS Act and asked it require one-way air conditioners be replaced with two-way systems that can provide both cooling in the summer and heating in the winter.
Sierra Club Supports Mayor's Nominee to Head Department of Energy and Environment
September 21, 2023
Catharine Ferguson testified for the DC Chapter in support of Richard Jackson's nomination to serve as director of the DC Department of Energy and Environment.
DC Government Must Meet Its Own Standards for Green Buildings
September 21, 2023
The Sierra Club testified against a zoning change that would allow a new building on the UDC campus that does not comply with the net-zero energy requirements in the Greener Government Buildings Act.
Groups Seek Answers on DC Utility Regulator Blocking Attendance at Public Meeting
September 20, 2023
Sierra Club and CCAN Action Network wrote to the DC Public Service Commission asking for an explanation for PSC staff blocking some members of the public from a public hearing on Washington Gas's application to raise rates 20%.
DC Council Must Act on $4.5 Billion Fossil Fuel Spending Proposal Amid Climate Inaction by Public Service Commission
August 16, 2023
The Sierra Club, Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA), and Washington Interfaith Network are seeking a DC Council hearing on DC regulators rubber stamping Washington Gas requests for costly fossil fuel pipeline spending.