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A profile of DC Chapter volunteer leader Jean Stewart, the recipient of the Sierra Club DC Chapter’s 2023 Volunteer Appreciation Award. Jean shares what drives her to be an environmental advocate and activist in DC, her experience as a DC Chapter...

Before the DC Council Housing Committee, Jean Stewart testified that DC should ensure that affordable housing residents enjoy lower utility bills and clean indoor air by transitioning off fossil fuels.

Sustainable Transportation Committee Chair Mike Litt testified at the Department of Transportation oversight hearing in favor of improved bus service, Streetcar expansion, protected bike lanes, traffic safety enforcement, and more EV charging.

Zero Waste Committee Chair Susan Schorr testified before the Department of Public Works oversight hearing, calling for DC to expand compost services, to stop classifying black plastic as recyclable, and to enact an equitable bottle deposit law.

Mark Rodeffer testified for the Sierra Club at the oversight hearing on DC's utility regulator, calling for regulatory officials to stop claiming fossil fuel pipeline spending will cut climate pollution and reduce the threat of indoor gas explosions.

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.

Sierra Club honors the life and memory of our longtime leader, colleague, and friend, Karen Cordry.

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.

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.

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.