Lara Levison
@llevison
Lara is Senior Director, Federal Policy for Oceana. @Oceana tweets are for work; other tweets are my own.
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http://usa.oceana.org 20-07-2011 21:25:52
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It is DC’s Committee on Transportation & Environment Budget Hearing Day! Bill Washburn with NAACP DC BRANCH is starting us off calling for more money for reducing lead pipes and increasing residential electrification
Mark Rodeffer Beyond Gas Lara Levison of Sierra Club DC Chapter shares that we must reverse changes to the Budget Support Act. As it stands the current BSA defunds Affordable Electrification, creates permanent executive authority to raid future SETF money and manipulated the District electric supplier agreement.
The #DCBudget property tax increase for homes >$2.5M is a step in the right direction but it falls far short of what's needed to #StoptheCuts. Phil Mendelson Councilmember_RobertWhite Councilmember Matt Frumin Councilmember Zachary Parker CM Allen's Team CM Janeese Lewis George please do more to equitably raise revenue.
Councilmember CM Allen's Team's EV charging bill just passed out of committee! The bill lays the groundwork for DC's transition to a zero-emission vehicle future.⚡️🚙 Thank you CM Christina Henderson & Councilmember Zachary Parker for voting aye. We urge the full Council to pass this bill without delay.
NEW: Washington Gas is harming our health, driving up our bills, and causing the climate crisis. It's time for DC Public Service Commission to act. #WGLExposed washingtongasexposed.com
The DC Council passed a law to help 30k low-income families move from fossil fuels to efficient home heating. Washington City Paper reveals Washington Gas wants to steal money for the law to do a study justifying polluting pipelines. DC Public Service Commission must reject the proposal! washingtoncitypaper.com/article/751160…