Letters & Position Papers
Restore NoVa Forests Initiative
Executive Summary The Premise Trees provide huge yet undervalued economic and social value to the Northern Virginia region. The region has experienced a significant decline in tree canopy coverage due to growing population and increasingly dense urban and suburban development. This decline has a negative impact on residents and businesses that benefit from the ecosystem …
Still Time to Weigh In for a Stronger County Zero Waste Plan
ACTION ALERT Read EcoAction Arlington’s letter on the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan/Zero Waste Plan Arlington County is poised to adopt a new 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan on June 15. Citizens now have a rare opportunity to influence the future direction of waste reduction and recycling in Arlington. The plan has many good initiatives, …
Ask for Stronger Action on the County’s Zero Waste Plan
Read EcoAction Arlington’s letter on the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan/Zero Waste Plan ACTION ALERTSend an email to the Arlington County Board asking them to commit to a more ambitious Zero Waste effort to reduce the climate impact of our waste stream Arlington County is poised to adopt a new 20-year Solid Waste Management Plan …
Let’s Make the FY2025 Budget a Climate Budget
EcoAction Arlington is urging the County Board to leverage its budget decisions to accelerate County efforts to achieve its carbon neutrality goal.
Let’s Make 2024 the Year of Climate Action in Arlington
The County Board started the year on a positive note, advancing the transition of ART buses from polluting fossil-gas buses to zero emission battery electric buses with an agreement to order 8 battery electric buses and foregoing a proposed hydrogen bus pilot. Our letters and advocacy helped make this possible. Decarbonizing our transit fleet is …
EcoAction Arlington Comments on the Missing Middle Housing Proposal
EcoAction Arlington recently sent a letter to the County Board supporting, but describing its concerns, with proposed plans to change residential zoning throughout the County to allow small-scale 2 to 8 units residential buildings (aka Missing Middle) in lots currently zoned for single-family residences. Higher density housing is more environmentally friendly as it increases energy …