Heating Season Gas Emissions Testing
We are looking for DC and Montgomery County residents who heat their homes with methane gas who would like to have their homes tested for pollutants from gas heating equipment.
Cooking Up Danger: Community Study Reveals Hazardous Nitrogen Dioxide Levels in DC and Maryland Kitchens
Community scientists have tested nearly 700 kitchens in the District of Columbia and Maryland for nitrogen dioxide and found that nearly two-thirds exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s health standard for safe outdoor exposure to nitrogen dioxide.
Nearly Two-Thirds of DC, Montgomery County households breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution from gas stoves
Survey of 663 homes in DC and Montgomery County finds 63% of homes tested exceed EPA’s outdoor health standard for nitrogen dioxide Media Contact: Allison MacMunn, allison@sunstonestrategies.org WASHINGTON – A new report from the Beyond Gas coalition reveals that 63% of the 663 kitchens tested in Washington, DC, and Montgomery County recorded nitrogen dioxide levels […]
Mayor Bowser: Don’t Let Your Appointees Undermine Your Climate Commitments
A coalition of DC-based organizations wrote to Mayor Muriel Bowser asking her not to allow the Department of General Services to construct a new DC Archives building that burns fossil fuels, violating the climate commitments to which she has committed DC.
Beyond Gas DC launches media campaign for Healthy Homes Act
Beyond Gas DC’s videos calling on the DC Council to pass the Healthy Homes Act will run on social media, streaming services, and various websites.
DC Council must hold Public Service Commission accountable for $4.5 billion methane pipeline program
Beyond Gas DC called on the DC Council to hold a hearing on DC utility regulators’ repeated rubber stamping of fossil fuel pipeline spending plans.
DC Organizations Support The Healthy Homes Act
More than 30 DC-based organizations signed a statement of support for the Healthy Homes Act and called on the DC Council to pass the bill into law.
New Citizen Science Investigation: Test Your Kitchen for Harmful Pollutants
Beyond Gas is conducting a new citizen science investigation of emissions from gas stoves in DC and Suburban Maryland. We are looking for people interested in having our researchers test the air in their kitchens for pollutants while their gas stove is in use.
Residents, Advocates to D.C. Council: Prioritize Affordability, Public Health by Passing Healthy Homes Act
The day after a DC Council hearing in which 80 residents testified in support of the Healthy Homes Act and no witnesses testified in opposition, 29 public health, interfaith, environmental justice, and climate organizations sent a letter to the DC Council calling for passage and full funding of the legislation.
Neighborhood Researchers Find Hundreds of Methane Gas Leaks Across DC
Neighborhood researchers found nearly 400 active methane gas leaks in gas utility access caps on DC’s streets and sidewalks. Over a year, volunteers from DC’s environmental and faith communities tested for leaks using an industry-grade methane detector, finding more than a dozen at concentrations at which an explosion is possible.
