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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...

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.

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.

The Chapter's Clean Transportation Subcommittee thanked Mayor Bowser for signing an agreement with governors of 15 other states to move toward zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.

DC Chapter Beyond Gas Subcommittee Co-Chair Matthias Paustian wrote to the Public Service Commission asking it to require the use of local renewable energy, not dirty fuels, in microgrids.

The Sierra Club wrote to Washington Gas requesting information on the utility's known gas leaks.

The Chapter's Beyond Gas Subcommittee wrote to the DC Department of Energy and Environment asking the agency to uphold Mayor Bowser's climate legacy by ending subsidies for gas appliances and instead incentivizing high-efficiency heat pumps.

The DC Chapter Beyond Gas Subcommittee co-chairs wrote to the CEO of DC's new Green Bank asking that the bank exclude all fossil fuel projects from its lending.

The DC Chapter's Clean Energy Committee requested additional time to review a proposal regarding residential solar energy generation.

The Sierra Club wrote to the DC Department of Energy and Environment requesting that DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) program be implemented without further delay.