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 is hiring a DC Chapter Director
January 23, 2024
We're seeking a chapter director to direct chapter operations, conservation advocacy and organizing, political and legislative programming, fundraising, budgeting, financial management, staff supervision, volunteer development, and media relations.
In Fond Memory of Karen Cordry
January 21, 2024
Sierra Club honors the life and memory of our longtime leader, colleague, and friend, Karen Cordry.
Sierra Club Seeks Answers on DC Government's Carbon Neutrality Task Force
January 17, 2024
The Sierra Club wrote to DC's Department of Energy and Environment asking to sit on DC's task force charged with preparing an action plan for carbon neutrality in District government operations.
Air Conditioning Bill Should Ensure Buildings Are Ready for Climate-Friendly HVAC Systems
October 12, 2023
The Sierra Club testified in support of Councilmember Henderson's COOLS Act and asked it require one-way air conditioners be replaced with two-way systems that can provide both cooling in the summer and heating in the winter.
Sierra Club Supports Mayor's Nominee to Head Department of Energy and Environment
September 21, 2023
Catharine Ferguson testified for the DC Chapter in support of Richard Jackson's nomination to serve as director of the DC Department of Energy and Environment.
DC Government Must Meet Its Own Standards for Green Buildings
September 21, 2023
The Sierra Club testified against a zoning change that would allow a new building on the UDC campus that does not comply with the net-zero energy requirements in the Greener Government Buildings Act.
Groups Seek Answers on DC Utility Regulator Blocking Attendance at Public Meeting
September 20, 2023
Sierra Club and CCAN Action Network wrote to the DC Public Service Commission asking for an explanation for PSC staff blocking some members of the public from a public hearing on Washington Gas's application to raise rates 20%.
DC Council Must Act on $4.5 Billion Fossil Fuel Spending Proposal Amid Climate Inaction by Public Service Commission
August 16, 2023
The Sierra Club, Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA), and Washington Interfaith Network are seeking a DC Council hearing on DC regulators rubber stamping Washington Gas requests for costly fossil fuel pipeline spending.
Department of General Services Director Must Prioritize Clean Energy
July 13, 2023
Sierra Club DC Chapter Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison testified at the hearing on Delano Hunter's nomination to head the Department of General Services, calling for the agency to prioritize transitioning DC government buildings off fossil fuels.
DC Council Should Ensure Equitable Access to EV Charging
July 10, 2023
Sierra Club DC Chapter Clean Transportation Chair Mike Litt submitted testimony to the DC Council with recommendations for strengthening EV charging legislation before the Transportation and Environment Committee.