Co-sponsored the DC bottle bill but co-sponsored no other environmental bills scored
Voted for legislation to allow burning fossil fuels in new rec centers
Voted against implementing ranked choice voting
Clean Energy
✅ 2025 Public Service Commission (PSC) letter on District Safe
- Asked utility regulators to oppose new Washington Gas proposal to charge DC residents hundreds of millions of dollars for wasteful fossil fuel pipelines
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder did not co-sign and was awarded no points
- Would prohibit the sale of fluorescent lights, which contain the neurotoxin mercury, in favor LED lights, which use up to half as much electricity
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder did not co-sponsor and was awarded no points
❌ Sensible Pool Building Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
- Would have allowed Ward 8 rec centers with pools to burn fossil fuels despite the health impacts of indoor fossil fuel combustion
- Sierra Club opposed
- Felder voted "yes" and was awarded no points
Zero Waste
✅ Bottle bill (Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Amendment Act of 2025)
- Puts a refundable 10¢ deposit on beverage containers to boost recycling and reduce litter
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder co-sponsored and was awarded 3 points
Clean Water
✅ Accelerating a Lead-Free DC Amendment Act of 2025
- Creates a program for DC Water and the Department of Energy and Environment replace all lead water service lines by 2030
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder did not co-sponsor and was awarded no points
✅ Lead-Free DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2025
- Establishes workforce training, funding, and implementation policies to speed the replacement of lead pipes
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder did not co-sponsor and was awarded no points
Environmental Justice
✅ Environmental Justice Cumulative Impact Bill
- Establishes a compounding health impact review for environmentally harmful projects in overburdened communities
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder did not co-sponsor and was awarded no points
✅ Ivy City Resilience Hub Eminent Domain Authority Act of 2025
- Authorizes eminent domain to buy a toxic chemical plant in Ivy City and build a resilience hub on the site instead
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder did not co-sponsor and was awarded no points
Democracy
✅ FY 2026 Local Budget Act - Henderson and Nadeau amendment to fund Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
- Provided funding to implement ranked choice voting, which voters approved by ballot initiative in 2024
- Sierra Club supported
- Felder voted "no" and was awarded no points
❌ Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Implementation Clarification Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2025
- Would have prevented implementation of ranked choice voting for 2026 election (Councilmember Bonds' legislation to delay RCV)
- Sierra Club opposed
- Felder voted "yes" and was awarded no points
RFK Stadium
- Provides subsidy over $1 billion to billionaire NFL team owners to build a stadium without adequate environmental protections in law
- Sierra Club opposed
- Felder voted "yes" and was awarded no points
Scorecard – Environmental Champions & Opponent – Methodology – Legislation Scored