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 Green Bank Should Not Fund Fossil Fuels
August 12, 2020
The DC Chapter Beyond Gas Subcommittee co-chairs wrote to the CEO of DC's new Green Bank asking that the bank exclude all fossil fuel projects from its lending.
Sierra Club Asks Zoning Commission for Careful Consideration of Solar Rules
July 26, 2020
The DC Chapter's Clean Energy Committee requested additional time to review a proposal regarding residential solar energy generation.
Sierra Club Opposes Further Delay of Building Energy Standards in DC
July 22, 2020
The Sierra Club wrote to the DC Department of Energy and Environment requesting that DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program be implemented without further delay.
Sierra Club Seeks Faster Expansion of Solar Energy in DC
June 19, 2020
The Sierra Club submitted comments to the DC Public Service Commission applauding the proposal to double the amount of solar energy allowed to be generated in DC buildings, but requesting that the solar expansion be accelerated in the face of the...
Sierra Club Calls for Expanded Affordable Housing & Clean Energy
June 19, 2020
The Sierra Club submitted testimony to the DC Council in support of expanded affordable housing in DC powered by clean energy instead of dirty fossil fuels that contribute to asthma, heart disease, diabetes, cancer and premature death.
Sierra Club Opposes Raid on DC's Green Building Fund
June 16, 2020
The Sierra Club DC Chapter's Clean Energy Committee wrote to the DC Council noting that the proposed raid on the Green Building Fund will make it harder for DC to achieve its climate commitments and asking that the proposed raid be removed from the...
Sierra Club Objects to DC Utility Efforts to Greenwash Dirty Fuels
June 15, 2020
The Sierra Club filed comments with the DC Public Service Commission opposing the “climate business plan” from Washington Gas that is designed to keep DC hooked on fossil fuels while increasing prices for ratepayers.
Sierra Club Testimony on Policing & Environmental Justice
June 15, 2020
The Sierra Club DC Chapter submitted testimony on the Metropolitan Police Department budget and the connection between environmental justice and racial justice.
Sierra Club Testimony on DC Transportation Budget
June 10, 2020
The Sierra Club's testimony on the DC Department of Transportation budget commended Mayor Bowser for making streets safer by lowering speed limits and investing in the K Street Transitway, but expressed concern about whether flexible commuter...
Sierra Club stands with Black Lives Matter
June 7, 2020
Sierra Club and the DC chapter stand with Black Lives Matter.