Community Groups Call for End to DC's Fossil Fuel Subsidies
November 18, 2020
Dozens of environmental, labor, business, civil rights, educational and civic groups wrote to DC's Department of Energy and Environment asking that DC ratepayers no longer be forced to subsidize fossil fuel combustion.
Sierra Club Holiday Party December 9
November 18, 2020
December 95:30 - 7:00 pm
Join us for a moment to pause, celebrate all we’ve accomplished, and get that surge of motivation that comes from being surrounded by other changemakers here in DC.
Just what makes this year's virtual holiday...
Chapter Testifies on Comprehensive Plan Amendments
November 12, 2020
Testmony of Payton Chung Sierra Club, Washington DC Chapter to the District of Columbia Council, Committee of the Whole Hearing on Bill 23-736, the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2020 November 12, 2020
The...
Low-Income Residents Should be Protected in Energy Transition
October 8, 2020
The Sierra Club wrote to the DC Council requesting that costs associated with upfront investments in energy efficiency not burden low-income and affordable housing residents. The Club requests that instead the Council and stakeholders identify...
Is DC's Green Bank Financing Fossil Fuels?
October 7, 2020
The Sierra Club wrote to DC Green Bank CEO Eli Hopson asking if the bank is upholding Mayor Bowser's climate commitments and if the bank is financing any fossil fuel projects.
Make sure you’re ready to make your voice heard on Election Day!
October 5, 2020
Together, we can get environmental champions and climate justice advocates elected from the DC Council all the way up to the White House.Use Sierra Club's Election Center to check your voter registration status now and look up polling place...
Electrifying Metrobus Fleet Would Save Money, Reduce Pollution
October 2, 2020
A new report from the Sierra Club found that electric buses would save Metrobus millions of dollars and reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.
Sierra Club DC Chapter Opposes Pepco Rate Hike
September 29, 2020
DC Chapter Energy Committee Vice Chair Peter Quinn-Jacobs testified against the electric utility's proposed rate increase before the DC Public Service Commission, calling for a renewed effort to reduce carbon pollution and better pay for Pepco's...
DC Chapter Holding Executive Committee Election in Fourth Quarter of 2020
September 12, 2020
The Sierra Club DC Chapter holds elections in the fourth quarter of every year for two-year terms on the Executive Committee, in accordance with its bylaws.
DC's Waste Diversion Programs Falling Short
September 10, 2020
Environmental groups, inducing the Sierra Club, wrote to Mayor Bowser to express concerns about DC's waste management policies and the leadership of the Department of Public Works.