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.
Sierra Club Seeks Chargers for Electric Cabs & Enforcement of Gas Requirements
April 3, 2019
The DC Chapter's Clean Energy Committee submitted written testimony to the DC Council about the lack of charging infrastructure for electric taxicabs and enforcing the requirement for Washington Gas to transition its business away from fossil fuels.
Sierra Club Requests Full Funding for Implementation of Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act
April 1, 2019
DC Chapter Chair Mark Rodeffer submitted testimony for the budget hearing for the Department of Energy and Environment requesting full funding for DC's groundbreaking clean energy bill and ensuring the revenue necessary to fund essential programs.
Sierra Club Asks DC Council to Ensure Sufficient Revenue for Environmental Priorities
April 1, 2019
The Sierra Club wrote DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson asking that the DC Council fund the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018 and other environmental priorities. The letter asks Mendelson to retain in the fiscal year 2020 budget two commercial...
Sierra Club Testifies on Department of Public Works Budget
March 28, 2019
DC Chapter Vice Chair Catherine Plume lauded Mayor Bowser's proposed increases in funding for the Office of Waste Diversion and additional enforcement of illegal parking in bike lanes. She called for stronger efforts to expand recycling and...
Sierra Club Calls on American University to Divest from Fossil Fuels
March 5, 2019
Student climate leaders at American University informed the Sierra Club that the school administration has used the Sierra Club's "Cool Schools" ranking as a justification for continuing to invest in profiting from climate change. Sierra Student...
Sierra Club Asks Mayor to Fully Fund Clean Energy Programs & Other Environmental Priorities
February 28, 2019
The Sierra Club DC Chapter wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser on February 28 asking that the Fiscal Year 2020 budget fully fund the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act, extend the DC Streetcar, provide funding to replace lead pipes and expand the Office of Waste...
Sierra Club Calls for Expanded Recycling & Composting in DC Schools
February 28, 2019
Amy Kelley, a member of the DC Chapter Zero Waste Committee, testified before the DC Council Committee on Facilities and Procurement about recycling and composting programs in DC schools.
Sierra Club Testimony on Water Quality
February 26, 2019
DC Chapter Clean Water Committee Chair Larry Martin testified before the DC Council about DC Water's sewage sludge biosolid soil amendment product and re-structuring the Clean Rivers Impervious Area Charge (CRIAC)
Chapter Urges DC to Move Faster on Bike Lanes, Other Measures
February 25, 2019
Bradley Green, a member of the DC Chapter's Smart Growth Committee, testified at the DC Department of Transportation performance oversight hearing.
DC Chapter Calls for Measures to Increase Waste Diversion
February 15, 2019
DC Chapter Vice Chair Catherine Plume provided testimony at the John A. Wilson building on February 15 before the Transportation and Environment Committee.