To mark Earth Day on April 22, ECOS requested information regarding how state agencies were celebrating. The association was impressed with the number and variety of original approaches reported via…
District of Columbia
DC Mayor Announces Pioneering Plan to Establish DC Green Bank
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this week that she will introduce legislation in the coming weeks to make the city the first one in the United States to establish a…
District of Columbia Announces Major Funding for Solar Innovation and Expansion
The District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment has made available two funding opportunities for eligible entities to install additional solar capacity throughout DC and provide benefits to low-income…
District of Columbia Offers Free Radon Testing
The District of Columbia Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) is offering free radon test kits to residents. The effort is part of National Radon Action Month. In addition…
District of Columbia Reports Progress on Solid Waste Diversion
The District of Columbia’s Department of Public Works recently released The District’s Fiscal Year 2015 & 2016 Solid Waste Diversion Progress Report, which provides District residents and businesses, the Mayor,…
District of Columbia’s Stormwater Retention Credit Trading Market
Managing stormwater runoff is a challenge for cities nationwide. When it rains in urban areas such as the District of Columbia, stormwater runs off rooftops, parking lots, and other impervious…
District of Columbia Maps Lead Pipes
The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) recently released an app that maps historic data for the public portion of the water service line from plumbing records,…
District of Columbia Unveils Strategy for Cutting GhG 50% by 2032
The District of Columbia’s Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has released an initial version of its Clean Energy DC report. A companion to Climate Ready DC, Clean Energy DC…
District of Columbia Launches ‘People’s Choice’ for Greenest Business
The District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has announced that for the first time since 2009, the District Sustainability Awards will be open for a “People’s Choice” award honoring…
Press Statement: ECOS to Present 2016 Innovation Awards
This Press Statement details ECOS’ recognition of the District of Columbia’s, Virginia’s, and Washington State’s outstanding state initiatives that serve as replicable models for other states. These three winners will be…
