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.
Parks & Rec Facilities Can Cut Costs and Pollution With Net Zero Standards
January 16, 2026
The Sierra Club called for Department of Parks and Recreation facilities to comply with net zero requirements, which are readily achievable, cut costs, and reduce air and climate pollution.
Net Zero Buildings Are Key to Housing and Energy Affordability
January 13, 2026
Beyond Gas DC co-chair Mark Rodeffer testified in support of ensuring that affordable housing residents benefit from cleaner air and lower utility bill from net zero standards.
Commanders’ Stadium Must Meet Today’s Sustainability Standards to Protect Public Health, the Environment, and the Climate
December 17, 2025
The Commanders have a responsibility to the DC community, as well as the NFL and sports public, to deliver a stadium that is not only an economically beneficial and vibrant sports venue, but one that preserves and protects the environment.
Shine Safely Act Would Eliminate Toxic Mercury Lighting and Cut Electricity Costs Through Greater Energy Efficiency
December 11, 2025
Catharine Ferguson of the Sierra Club DC Chapter called on the DC Council to pass legislation to phase out mercury-containing fluorescent lighting due to its public health risks, environmental harms, and energy waste.
DC Government Needs to Meet Full Solar Potential
November 26, 2025
In an era of increasing electricity prices and impending changes to federal incentives for renewables, the District has an opportunity to reduce its electric bills by installing as much solar as possible on DC-owned property.
Legislation Needed to Ensure DC Maximizes Solar Energy on Government Properties
September 21, 2025
The Sierra Club and 11 other groups wrote to Councilmember Janeese Lewis George asking her to introduce legislation establishing annual solar capacity targets for DC government properties.
Sierra Club Condemns DC Council’s $1 Billion Stadium Giveaway
September 17, 2025
The Sierra Club DC Chapter opposes the RFK stadium deal because it prioritizes a handout to wealthy team owners over protecting residents, the climate, and the Anacostia River.
How the Commanders Can Avoid Trashing Our River
September 12, 2025
The RFK Stadium deal represents our biggest infrastructure in a generation in DC and a once-in-a-lifetime money shot at scoring a win for meaningfully reducing trash in the Anacostia River.
Water Quality: Protecting the Anacostia River from Stormwater Runoff and Pollution from Building Materials
August 6, 2025
The proposed RFK development would increase stormwater runoff and pollution, undermining decades of progress in making the Anacostia River swimmable and fishable.
RFK Redevelopment Must Include Binding Sustainability Standards, Stadium or Not
July 29, 2025
Water Committee Chair Larry Martin testified for the Sierra Club on legislation for redevelopment of the RFK site, demanding binding sustainability standards for energy, waste, transportation, water quality, wildlife habitat, and flood control.