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.
Stronger Leadership Needed from DC Energy Regulators
June 3, 2021
The Sierra Club called for stronger and more proactive leadership at the DC Public Service Commission to ensure that DC meets its climate commitments and ends the combustion of fossil fuels.
Street Safety is a Climate Issue
May 14, 2021
Vision Zero represents the goal of eliminating traffic deaths. While the DC government has made efforts to provide safer infrastructure, a recent increase in traffic fatalities has made it clear that much more needs to be done... Street safety is a...
Top 15 Outdoor Spots in the Area
May 12, 2021
Are you sick of being in your house from quarantine and the long winter? The weather is finally turning around for the better, and it's time to get outside. The DMV is filled with beautiful outdoor parks, trails, lookouts, and much more. The D.C....
DDOT Must Add Protected Bike Lanes to Connecticut Avenue
May 1, 2021
Sierra Club DC Smart Growth Committee Co-chair for Active Transportation Fred Wise submitted a comment to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) in favor of protected bicycle lanes on Connecticut Avenue, as part of DDOT's Connecticut...
Environmentalists Thank Mayor Bowser for Commitment to Building Energy Performance Standards
April 22, 2021
The DC Environmental Network, the Sierra Club, and other advocacy organizations wrote to Mayor Bowser on Earth Day to thank her for making the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program a central element of DC’s response to the climate...
DC Needs Deputy Mayor Lucinda Babers on the WMATA Board
April 19, 2021
Sierra Club DC Chapter Vice Chair Aykut Yılmaz wrote to the DC Council to testify in support of appointing DC Deputy Mayor for Operations and Infrastructure Lucinda Babers as a principal director on the WMATA Board of Directors, emphasizing that DC...
LED Streetlights Reduce Energy Use & Light Pollution
March 26, 2021
The Sierra Club testified before the DC Council in favor of reducing light pollution and saving energy used by streetlights.
DC Should Join World Cities For Resilient, Transformative COVID-19 Recovery
March 18, 2021
The DC Sierra Club supports the C40 Cities Global Mayors COVID-19 Recovery Task Force's statement of principles as a framework to shape DC's near-term actions against climate change, vulnerability, and inequity. We urge the Mayor to endorse these...
It's Time for Metro to Get Serious About Bus Electrification
March 15, 2021
Sierra Club Clean Transportation Subcommittee Co-Chair Lucas Godshalk testified before the DC Council, asking that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) reduce climate pollution by electrifying its bus fleet.
Stronger Commitment to Electric Vehicles & Waste Diversion Needed in DC
March 9, 2021
Sierra Club DC Chapter Chair Catherine Plume testified before the oversight hearing on the Department of Public Works, calling for the DC government to convert its fleet vehicles from fossil fuels to clean electricity and for stronger waste...