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Sierra Club urges council to require all‑electric affordable housing; opposes repeal of Greener Government Buildings Act
Summary
The DC Sierra Club told the Committee on Housing that affordable housing financed with public dollars must be all‑electric to meet the city's climate goals; it also urged the council to resist mayoral proposals it said would roll back the Greener Government Buildings Act.
At the Committee on Housing budget oversight hearing on June 9, climate advocates urged the committee to ensure District‑funded affordable housing contributes to the city's climate goals.
Jean Stewart of the DC Sierra Club testified that many affordable units are in older, gas‑heated buildings that need weatherization and structural…
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