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Testimony of Susan Schorr, Chair, Sierra Club DC Chapter Zero Waste Committee before the Department of Transportation and the Environment Committee Public Roundtable on Waste Diversion Efforts in the District November 7, 2022...

After Pepco lobbied against a proposed all-electric building code in DC, the Sierra Club asked Pepco for data from a study Pepco previously said demonstrated building electrification would not pose a challenge in DC. Pepco has not provided the data.

Catherine Plume of the Sierra Club testified in support of the Migratory Local Wildlife Protection Act, which would require bird-friendly glass in new buildings to reduce bird collisions with windows.

DC Chapter Beyond Gas Co-Chair Mark Rodeffer testified before the DC Council in support of net zero government buildings, but asked that legislation before the Council be amended to eliminate a loophole for government buildings.

Have you seen the drop off compost tables at the farmers markets and wondered why the District of Columbia doesn’t offer convenient curbside compost pickup? Sign our compost petition demanding curbside compost pickup and readily available compost...

Have you felt a twinge of guilt every time you ordered take out food as you know the single-use plastic utensils, silverware and plastic bottles will end up in a landfill or be incinerated or will contribute to the trash in our neighborhoods and in...

In testimony before the DC Council, DC Chapter Energy Committee Chair Lara Levison testified in favor of lowering solar energy costs for DC residents and against weakening DC's building energy efficiency program.

Testimony of Catherine Plume and Susan Schorr of the Sierra Club, DC Chapter before the DC Environmental Network (DCEN) Hearing on the Department of Public Works' (DPW’s) First Draft, Zero Waste DC Framework September 22, 2022  ...