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.
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.
Environmental Buffers Along the Anacostia River
July 18, 2025
Riparian buffers, or vegetated areas alongside rivers and streams, are crucial for maintaining
healthy ecosystems and protecting water quality. These are essential for any development at the RFK site.
DC Council Must Reverse Mayor Bowser's Trickle-Down Budget Proposal to Gut Energy and Environmental Priorities
June 18, 2025
Lara Levison asked the DC Council to reverse the mayor's trickle-down budget that would gut clean energy funding, slash Anacostia River clean up and lead pipe replacement, and subsidize parking lots in service of a billionaire.
DC Needs to Fund More Composting, Waste Reduction, and Street Safety Measures
June 17, 2025
Eve Hamilton of the chapter's Zero Waste Committee called for the Department of Public Works to double curbside composting, pilot a "save-as-you-throw" waste reduction program, and prioritize removing dangerous drivers from our streets.
DC Council Must Reverse Mayor Bowser's Devastating Energy and Environment Budget Cuts
June 13, 2025
Energy Committee chair Lara Levison testified on the DOEE budget, urging the DC Council to reject Mayor Bowser’s cuts that slash clean energy funding, worsen air quality, and add trash to the Anacostia River.
DC Should Keep its Commitments to Green Bank
June 13, 2025
Scott Williamson called for the DC Council to continue to capitalize DC's Green Bank in testimony for the Sierra Club about the bank's proposed budget allocation for fiscal year 2026.