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We hope that Mayor Bowser will sign Fair Elections into law and fund this essential program in her budget, starting in FY (Fiscal Year) 19. We ask that if the Mayor does not fund the program, the Council and members of this Committee will need to be...

In broad terms, the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club is pleased with Department of Public Works performance as there has been movement to document, address, and improve the District’s waste diversion rate. We’ve seen even more movement on this front...

Thank you for the opportunity to present comment on the operations of DC Water. I think it is important to highlight that the DC Council’s Transportation and Environment Committee is the only substantive oversight of DC Water’s operations that...

We appreciate the opportunity to present our views on the oversight of the Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE). Today, we limit today’s testimony to four major issues: the Solar for All Program, our electric grid, an expanded water...

Stand with the Sierra Club in protecting our climate and opposing this disastrous deal! Send your message to the Commision saying NO!

Read about our efforts to expand Rooftop Solar, fund the Metro, reduce food waste, and more. Also - we are always looking for new volunteers and new leaders in the chapter.

The D.C. Public Service Commission is considering a case to modernize DC's electric grid with an eye toward sustainability. It's called Modernizing the Energy Delivery System for Increased Sustainability (MEDSIS).On December 18, the Sierra Club...

The Solar Cooperative Association Expansion Amendment Act would supersede onerous rules and questionable legal opinions that hinder DC's transition to renewable energy.

See our official testimony given by Lara Levison below: Testimony of Lara LevisonEnergy Committee Chair, DC Sierra ClubFormal Case No. 1142: Merger of AltaGas Ltd. and WGL Holdings, Inc.DC Public Service Commission Community HearingNovember 30...

Mayor Muriel Bowser pledged this week to make Washington, D.C. carbon-neutral and climate resilient by 2050. The announcement came while Mayor Bowser was attending the North American Climate Summit in Chicago.