Ariel Cassell

D.C. Attorney General and Climate Advocates Urge PSC to Pause Costly Gas Pipeline Project

Last week, the D.C. Attorney General (DCAG) asked the D.C. Public Service Commission (PSC) to “reconsider and reverse” its February decision granting Washington Gas an additional $50 million for its costly methane gas pipeline replacement project known as Project Pipes.

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Joint Statement on Weakening of Maryland’s Building Energy Performance Standards

Joint Statement on Weakening of Maryland’s Building Energy Performance Standards We are appalled and angered that lawmakers are trying to roll back a key provision of the Climate Solutions Now Act, the Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS) through an obscure and questionable process.   The budget agreement this year includes amendment language that would force MDE

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Extreme Weather is Costing Tax Dollars, Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Maryland

Extreme Weather is Costing Tax Dollars, Lawmakers Must Act to Protect Maryland Hidden Extreme-Weather Taxes will Increase if Maryland Does Not Pass Landmark RENEW Act. ANNAPOLIS, MD — On Thursday, March 7, lawmakers and advocates will hold a press conference in the Senate Media Room of the Miller Senate Office Building calling on the General

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ICYMI: D.C. Councilmember Allen Joins Interfaith, Housing, Climate Advocates Pushing to End Wasteful Fossil Fuel Investments

D.C. Councilmember Charles Allen yesterday joined a coalition of interfaith, housing, and climate advocates to call on the District to invest in a healthier, more affordable future by ending wasteful fossil fuel investments.

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DC Public Service Commissioner Says Controversial Pipeline Plan is Not “Just and Reasonable Or Otherwise in the Public Interest”

D.C. Public Service Commissioner Says Controversial Pipeline Plan is Not “Just and Reasonable or Otherwise in the Public Interest” In Split Decision, the D.C. PSC Nonetheless Votes to Extend Washington Gas’s “Project Pipes” Plan That Has Been Widely Criticized by D.C. Councilmembers, Ratepayers, DOEE, and others. WASHINGTON, D.C. – D.C. Public Service Commissioner Richard Beverly

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New Videos Debut: Marylanders Share Stories of Climate Disasters, Call for Passage of RENEW Act

New Videos Debut: Marylanders Share Stories of Climate Disasters, Call for Passage of RENEW Act Powerful two-minute videos spotlight personal costs of extreme weather and urge legislators to pass landmark bill that would make polluters pay. Annapolis, MD — Today marks the official debut of a hard-hitting new video series that shows how climate disasters

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