More Composting, Eliminating Black Plastic, and Bottle Deposit Law Would Help DC Achieve Zero Waste Targets
February 7, 2024
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.
DC Utility Regulators Need to Stop Repeating Gas Utility Talking Points
January 31, 2024
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.
Sierra Club is hiring a DC Chapter Director
January 23, 2024
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.
In Fond Memory of Karen Cordry
January 21, 2024
Sierra Club honors the life and memory of our longtime leader, colleague, and friend, Karen Cordry.
Sierra Club Seeks Answers on DC Government's Carbon Neutrality Task Force
January 17, 2024
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.
Air Conditioning Bill Should Ensure Buildings Are Ready for Climate-Friendly HVAC Systems
October 12, 2023
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.
Sierra Club Supports Mayor's Nominee to Head Department of Energy and Environment
September 21, 2023
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.
DC Government Must Meet Its Own Standards for Green Buildings
September 21, 2023
The Sierra Club testified against a zoning change that would allow a new building on the UDC campus that does not comply with the net-zero energy requirements in the Greener Government Buildings Act.
Groups Seek Answers on DC Utility Regulator Blocking Attendance at Public Meeting
September 20, 2023
Sierra Club and CCAN Action Network wrote to the DC Public Service Commission asking for an explanation for PSC staff blocking some members of the public from a public hearing on Washington Gas's application to raise rates 20%.
DC Council Must Act on $4.5 Billion Fossil Fuel Spending Proposal Amid Climate Inaction by Public Service Commission
August 16, 2023
The Sierra Club, Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA), and Washington Interfaith Network are seeking a DC Council hearing on DC regulators rubber stamping Washington Gas requests for costly fossil fuel pipeline spending.