The D.C. Sierra Club endorses Brianne Nadaeu for the Ward 1 Council seat
September 3, 2014
Brianne Nadeau is the Democratic nominee for the Ward 1 Council race. As an ANC commissioner, she created a record of environmental activism by establishing the 15th street bike lanes and protected Meridian Hill Park. She co-created the U Street...
July 29 and 30 in DC: EPA Hearing on Carbon Pollution
July 16, 2014
You can help make history for climate action July 29 in Washington, DC!On June 2nd, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first ever national plan to regulate carbon pollution from power plants. Now they're holding public...
DC Council Passes Legislation Moving DC toward Zero Waste
July 16, 2014
The Sierra Club DC Chapter’s Zero Waste Committee applauds the DC Council for passing two key pieces of legislation on July 14, 2014 that will move DC toward zero waste!Approximately 25% of all litter collected in the Anacostia’s Nash...
Global Population Day Google Hangout
May 20, 2014
Join the National Sierra Club's Global Population and Environment Program and our partners for a World Population Day chat to learn more about the connections between family planning, reproductive health, climate and the environment. Find out...
Take action to pass clean energy legislation for DC
May 8, 2014
The DC Council passed a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in 2005 to encourage clean energy use in the city. Unfortunately, some of the energy sources that qualify as "renewable" aren't so renewable. Currently, "black...
Efforts Successful in Preserving Brookland Green
April 14, 2014
Casey Trees has reported that on March 18, Mayor Gray and Councilmember McDuffie announced a plan for the DC Department of General Services (DGS) to swap unused parcels of land in exchange for the Brookland Green site, owned by the Washington...
Sierra Student Coalition
April 1, 2014
Calling All Youth For over 20 years, the Sierra Student Coalition has trained and empowered youth to launch and win grassroots environmental campaigns.We're looking for the next generation of environmental leaders to attend our summer...
Rebels with a Cause
March 25, 2014
Rebels with a Cause is a one hour documentary premiering on PBS stations during April, in celebration of Earth Day. Edgar Wayburn was president of the Sierra Club five times in the 1960s. He helped save over 1 million...
Will you help keep our movement growing?
March 24, 2014
Today, more young organizers than ever are running savvy campaigns and changing policies at the local, state and national level. This summer, hundreds will take part in our award-winning grassroots leadership training program to learn the skills...
Spread the Word: KXL is All Risk and No Reward
March 23, 2014
Over two million activists like you spoke out against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline this spring -- historic!The State Department will read every one of those comments, but it could be months before they make their final recommendation to...