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The Sierra Club submitted comments to the DC Department of Energy and Environment on Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) for privately-owned and DC government buildings

The Sierra Club DC Chapter is holding an election this year for two-year terms on the chapter’s executive committee.

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Matthias Paustian of the Sierra Club testified before the Department of General Services (DGS) budget hearing about the need to ensure DC government building meet the District's clean energy and energy efficiency requirements.

Sierra Club DC Chapter Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison testified before the DC Council on the Department of Energy and Environment budget. She called for additional funding for a cost-effective building decarbonization pilot, accelerated lead...

Sierra Club volunteer Matthias Paustian testified before the DC Green Bank's budget hearing, calling for the bank to stop its lending for fossil fuel burning systems.

In testimony on the DC Department of Transportation Budget, the Sierra Club called for fully funding the Vision Zero Omnibus bill, implementation of the Transportation Benefits Equity Amendment Act, converting all of DC's street lights to energy-...

Chapter Chair Catherine Plume testified before the DC Council in favor of stronger waste diversion efforts in DC and electrification of DC government vehicles.

Sierra Club volunteer John More testified before the DC Council in favor of expanded funding for affordable housing and for newly built affordable housing to use clean energy rather than fossil fuels that pollute indoor air and contribute to climate...

The Sierra Club called for stronger and more proactive leadership at the DC Public Service Commission to ensure that DC meets its climate commitments and ends the combustion of fossil fuels.