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 Contact: Matt Gravatt, Chapter Chair, DC Chapter of the Sierra ClubPhone: 202-695-3266Email: washingtondc.chapter@sierraclub.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, August 25, 2015 DC Sierra Club Applauds District’s Denial of Pepco-...

Have a look at a few new documents released by the Club's Board of Directors:  the Club's Strategic Plan (http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/BOD-Strategic-Plan-2015.pdf), the Climate Movement Next Steps (http://clubhouse.sierraclub.org/...

The DC Chapter is proud to relay the news that contractors hired by DDOT have begun construction of the .7-mile trail was mandated by vote of the Council in 2008.John Campbell and Steve Solomon and I have been discreetly following developments,...

The District has proposed a rulemaking to limit unnecessary idling of nonroad diesel engines.  The rulemaking is based on a model rule developed by the Ozone Transport Commission.  The proposed rulemaking can be found at:  http...

Congratulations to the Sierra Club's Maryland Chapter and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) for successfully pushing the Maryland Public Service Commission to adopt ambitious new energy efficiency targets for Maryland's electric...

Last weekend, the Washington Post published an article (http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/american-recycling-is-stalling-and-the-big-blue-bin-is-one-reason-why/2015/06/20/914735e4-1610-11e5-9ddc-e3353542100c_story.html?postshare=...

Please see the following link:  http://grist.org/climate-energy/the-exelon-pepco-merger-big-nuke-heavy-utility-looking-for-new-ratepayers-to-fleece/ by David Roberts on Grist about the unfortunate politics of the proposed merger between...

Sustainable DC has released it's June newsletter at http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=659c4ece0c1135dfd98ca6386&id=33b6d295f3&e=6de99d93f7, which includes a list of outdoor recreation places in DC, an announcement of DDOE's...

The Washington, DC premiere of the film, Indian Point, exploring the future of the nation’s aging nuclear power plants through a focus on New York’s Indian Point plant, will be presented on June 23 by the Environmental Film...

On Friday, May 22, Councilmember Brianne Nadeau of Ward 1 sent a letter to the DC Public Service Commission saying she has "serious concerns" about Exelon taking over Pepco because of "the negative impact it could have on our...