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Sierra Club Comments with DC Public Service Commission on Sustainability in Electric Grid (MEDSIS)
December 20, 2017
The D.C. Public Service Commission is considering a case to modernize DC's electric grid with an eye toward sustainability. It's called Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability (MEDSIS).On December 18, the Sierra Club...
Sierra Club's Testimony in support of the Solar Cooperative Association Expansion Amendment Act
December 13, 2017
The Solar Cooperative Association Expansion Amendment Act would supersede onerous rules and questionable legal opinions that hinder DC's transition to renewable energy.
Sierra Club's Testimony on the merger of AltaGas Ltd. and WGL Holdings, Inc.
December 7, 2017
See our official testimony given by Lara Levison below: Testimony of Lara LevisonEnergy Committee Chair, DC Sierra ClubFormal Case No. 1142: Merger of AltaGas Ltd. and WGL Holdings, Inc.DC Public Service Commission Community HearingNovember 30...
DC Chapter Applauds Bowser Administration for Carbon-Neutral, Climate Resilient Pledge
December 7, 2017
Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged this week to make Washington, D.C. carbon-neutral and climate resilient by 2050. The announcement came while Mayor Bowser was attending the North American Climate Summit in Chicago.
Sierra Club's Testimony on the Residential Composting Incentives Amendment Act of 2017
December 7, 2017
See our official testimony given by Catherine Plume below: TESTIMONYofCatherine PlumeDC Chapter of the Sierra Clubbefore the D.C. Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment December 7, 2017John A. Wilson Building Room...
Notification of Chapter Excom Election
October 30, 2017
The D.C. chapter of the Sierra Club is holding an election for candidates to the chapter executive committee. The election will be conducted electronically via secure online ballot from November 15 to December 15 of 2017.
DC Chapter Endorses Dedicated Bus Lanes on 16th Street
October 11, 2017
The following statement was submitted to the District Department of Transpostation on October 3:On behalf of the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Sierra Club, I am writing to express our continued support for the 16th Street NW Bus Lanes project....
Capital Sierran- October 2017 Newsletter
October 11, 2017
Read about our efforts to expand electric vehicles and buses, bring renewable energy to DC for the long-term, reduce construction waste amid DC's building boom, and expand green finance in the nation's capital. Also - we are always looking for new...
RFK plan should conserve scenery, not create a circus
August 18, 2017
The Washington DC Chapter of the Sierra Club issued this statement in regard to Events DC's proposal for redeveloping the site of RFK Stadium. The Chapter also encourages concerned members of the public to share their thoughts with Events DC via its...
Capital Sierran- July 2017 Quarterly Newsletter
July 27, 2017
The DC Sierra Club is pleased to bring back the Capital Sierran, a quarterly newsletter for our members and supporters about the critical environmental issues the Sierra Club is working on here in the District of Columbia.In this issue, you...