The Electric Vehicle Planner position serves as the City of Alexandria’s principal planner and program manager supporting planning and implementation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and increasing the adoption of zero emission and electric vehicles. The Electric Vehicle Planner leads the development and implementation of... Read More
Although the United States has not ratified the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), U.S. communities are stepping up their action for nature in support of CBD outcomes. To meet the moment in this “Super Year for Nature”, when the UN convenes its Nature Conference,... Read More
The metropolitan Washington region’s elected officials and other leaders are looking to rely more on public transit as they plan for the future. That means expanding and improving service on Metrorail, bus lines, and commuter rail. The challenge is that it’s expensive both to build... Read More
The DMV Hydrogen Greenprint is a conceptual plan for deploying hydrogen infrastructure. It provides a data-driven analysis that quantifies potential hydrogen supply and demand across the DMV over the next ten years. As a foundational view of the hydrogen market and ecosystem, the Greenprint assesses... Read More
The Army Corps of Engineers is trying to figure out if putting measures in place would help cut back on the risk of coastal flooding to public and private buildings along the west bank of the Potomac River. See the full story at Inside NOVA.... Read More
The ICLEI Action Fund will provide three awards of $1,000,000 each to nonprofit organizations to accelerate the implementation of a U.S. local government climate action plan while addressing inequality. The initial round of abstracts yielded roughly 100 climate projects located in 34 states, and Building... Read More
Extreme heat, when temperatures are much hotter than average over consecutive days, is an increasing problem for all parts of the United States. To help address this, EPA and co-sponsors have launched the Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge, a national competition to identify innovative and... Read More
The City of Rockville Sustainability Program Manager is responsible for performing difficult professional and administrative work related to the development, coordination, implementation, and management of complex energy, climate, and resiliency programs, primarily associated with municipal facilities and operations, to support Rockville’s Climate Action Plan. Under... Read More
Government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and educational institutions across metropolitan Washington region are invited to apply or nominate candidates for the 2022 Climate and Energy Leadership Awards offered by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG). Winners serve as a role model for the region, and... Read More
Together with the community solar industry, environmental and low-income advocates today cheered the finalization of legislation in Maryland that will improve the state’s clean energy economy while increasing access to solar energy for underserved communities. See the full story at Solar Power World. More DMV... Read More