DC Council Unanimously Passes Healthy Homes Act
The DC Council voted 13-0 to unanimously pass the Healthy Homes Act, pivotal climate legislation that would help up to 30,000 low-income residents reduce their utility bills and improve air quality by upgrading their homes with highly efficient electric equipment such as heat pumps.
Mayor Bowser tries to defund help for low-income families to stabilize utility bills, improve indoor air quality
Mayor Bowser is seeking to defund about $25 million of existing funding to help 30,000 low-income households stabilize their energy bills by upgrading their homes with clean, affordable, and efficient energy.
DC Council Votes 13-0 for Healthy Homes Act
The Healthy Homes Act unanimously cleared the first of two critical votes before the DC Council, bringing it one step closer to full passage.
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.
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.
