How did your DC councilmembers vote on environment and climate issues? Check out Sierra Club's DC Council Scorecard and see how councilmembers acted on a range of policies from energy affordability to environmental justice between 2020 and 2025, and whether they were leaders for District residents and our climate.
DC Region Deserves Frequent, Reliable, & Electric Transit
February 17, 2023
In testimony before the DC Council, Mike Litt of the Sierra Club called for more frequent and reliable Metrorail and Metrobus service and for a timely transition to electric buses.
Clean Energy, Plastic Pollution, and Clean Water Should be Key Priorities for DC Environment Department
February 16, 2023
In testimony before the DC Council, Sierra Club DC Chapter Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison called on the Department of Energy and Environment to fully transition DC off fossil fuels by 2045, reduce plastic pollution, and protect DC's rivers.
DC Climate Commitments Obligate Construction Board to Adopt All-Electric Building Code
February 15, 2023
The Sierra Club wrote the DC Construction Codes Coordinating Board asking the board to implement Mayor Bowser's and the DC Council's climate commitments by adopting an all-electric commercial building energy code.
Federal Incentives for Clean Energy Offer Economic Revival for DC
February 15, 2023
Testifying before the DC Council, Sierra Club volunteer Jean Stewart asked the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to tap federal incentives for clean energy and electrification as part of Mayor Bowser's economic comeback plan.
Chapter Calls for Implementation and Expansion of Zero Waste, Fleet Electrification and Vision Zero Measures
February 15, 2023
District of Columbia Chapter Testifies at Oversight Hearing on the Department of Public Works, Committee on Public Works and Operations, Wednesday, February 15, 2023
WMATA Needs Specific, Transparent, and Tangible Climate Plan
February 14, 2023
In comments on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's proposed Strategic Transformation Plan, the Sierra Club called for a serious bus electrification plan and specific plans to meet DC's climate commitments.
Proposed Fracked Gas Utility Rate Increase Offers False Solutions to Climate Change
February 7, 2023
Beyond Gas DC Co-Chair Mark Rodeffer testified against a Washington Gas proposal to raise costs on DC residents for unproven and expensive fossil gas alternatives and a proposal to charge DC residents more money when Washington Gas sells less gas.
To Meet DC's Climate Commitments, Green Bank Should Finance Building and Transportation Electrification Projects
January 26, 2023
Scott Williamson of the Sierra Club DC Chapter testified at the DC Green Bank's oversight hearing, calling on the bank to finance building electrification and EV infrastructure projects to ensure DC eliminates fossil fuel use by 2045.
California Emissions Standard Would Reduce Air and Climate Pollution in DC
January 9, 2023
The Sierra Club asked the DC government to adopt California's zero-emissions vehicle standard to reduce air and climate pollution in DC.
WMATA Falling Short on Bus Electrification
January 7, 2023
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has made little progress on transitioning to an electric bus fleet as required by DC law. Instead, WMATA is planning to construct a fracked gas fueling facility in Northeast DC.