In The News

WUSA9 ran and then quietly removed a story about the health risks associated with gas stoves and ovens. …
Advocates say Washington Gas, a WUSA9 sponsor, pressured the station to take down the stories. “News is absolutely being suppressed,” one advocate said. …
A new report finds high levels of nitrogen dioxide in 63% of kitchens tested in DC and Maryland….
Nearly two-thirds of kitchens tested in DC and Maryland had indoor pollution levels from gas stoves that exceed EPA health standards….
Washington Gas and a collection of building groups are suing D.C. over its net-zero building code. In a statement, Beyond Gas DC called the lawsuit an attack on commonsense measures to increase energy efficiency to keep bills low and improve air quality….
D.C. could soon hand over money meant for clean energy projects to a monopolistic gas company. Washington Gas is asking the District’s utility regulators for the chance to pull $2 million from the city’s Sustainable Energy Trust Fund….
Recent gas explosions in DC have intensified calls among environmentalists for the District and utility companies to embrace electric power as a cleaner, safer alternative to natural gas. …
While the DC Public Service Commission has pushed back against individual spending requests in the past, our utility regulators will continue to play whack-a-mole against endless requests from Washington Gas for more fossil fuel spending unless DC’s leaders jumpstart a District-wide plan to upgrade our homes and businesses with clean energy….
Lawmakers and environmental advocates say Mayor Bowser and her deputies are using a highly complex gimmick to patch up holes in her constrained 2025 budget, blowing up plans for new electrification projects, the expansion of residential solar, and even affordable housing development in the process. …