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2024

  • November 2024 – Advocate for Robust Building Decarbonizaton Program, Green Building Incentive Policy (GBIP), How to Store Food To Reduce Food Waste
  • October 2024 – Support a Robust Building Decarbonization Program, Vote, Master Transporation Plan, Reduce Food Waste
  • September 2024 – Before Voting, Read This: Candidate Questionaires, Restore NOVA, Food Waste
  • August 2024 – Arlington County Names Assistant County Manager for Climate Policy & Adds Compost Bins
  • May 2024 – Read the Candidates for County Board Responses
  • April 2024 – Push for a Stronger Zero Waste Plan in Arlington
  • March 2024 – Urge the County to Accelerate Efforts to Achieve its Carbon Neutrality Goal
  • February 2024 – Let’s Make 2024 the Year of Climate Action
  • January 2024 – Electric buses, Climate Progress at the General Assembly, What You Can Do

2023

  • October 2023 – Several local environmental groups asked each of the county board candidates for the Nov. 2023 election to complete a questionnaire offering their positions on climate change and sustainable development.
  • May 2023 – Local environmental groups asked each of the candidates vying for these open seats—six Democrats running in the democratic primary and one independent candidate—to complete a questionnaire offering their position on climate change and sustainable development.
  • March 2023 – Arlington Needs Stronger Climate Action Now!, Oppose the Repeal of RGGI,
  • June 2023 – Vote in the Democratic Primary, FNRP, and controlling mosquitoes
  • January 2023 – Support Climate-Friendly Healthy Schools, Stand Up for Climate Progress at the General Assembly, County Budget Priorities

2022

  • September 2022 – Draft Forest & Natural Resources Plan, Defend RGGI, Missing Middle Housing concerns
  • June 2022 – Weigh-in on Arlington’s 10-year Capital Improvement Plan
  • May 2022 Sustaining Progress on Climate Change, Electrify Your Lifestyle, Beyond Plastic Bags, Help Grow Greener Dining in Arlington, Reducing Food Waste, Suggest Ideas for the County’s Zero Waste Program
  • March 2022 – Urge the County Board to Invest More in Climate Change Action Now, Arlington Needs a Climate Leader
  • January 2022 – Be an Environmental Advocate During the 2022 General Assembly Session, Urge Amazon to Make PenPlace HQ2 Zero Carbon, Getting to Carbon Neutrality Series, Monitoring the Effect of the Plastic Bag Tax.

2021

  • December 2021 – Plastic Bag Fee Starts Jan 1, Compost Your Food Waste, County’s Budget Priorities
  • October 2021 – It’s Time for Arlington to Declare a Climate Emergency, Updates on PenPlace Wendy’s site
  • August 2021 – Food Scraps Collection Begins Sept. 6, A Step Forward to Zero Waste,
  • September 2021 – Support the Plastic Bag Tax, Vote to Promote Climate Action, Site Plane Review Process Update: Wendy’s Site 2025 Clarendon Blvd
  • June 2021 – Now is the Time to Align County Spending with its Environmental Goals, Petition to ban gas-powered leaf blowers, Site Plan Review Commitee Process: PenPlace Amazon HQ2
  • April 2021 – Earth Day “Gift” from County Board’s Budget Directives, Building Electrification Key to County’s Carbon Neutral, Demystifying Public Participation in County Development
  • March 2021 – Now’s the Time for Arlington to Make the Environment a Top Priority, Roll Back Proposed Shortsighted Cuts, Demystifying Speaking to the County Board
  • February 2021 – Shape the Future of Arlington’s Tree Canopy and Natural Resources, Last Chance to Sign our Plastic Bag Tax Petition, Weigh-in on Arlington’s Development Plans

2020

  • December 2020 – Fight Climate Change, Zero Carbon Buildings Now, Voice your opinion on the County’s Community Energy Plan Implementation Framework, Sign our plastic bag petition

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