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WTOP: DC remains leader in green energy and environmental design

Editor Feb 5, 2019

WASHINGTON — If D.C. were a state, it would rank first again on an annual list of the top 10 states for leadership in energy and environmental design, the most widely-used green building rating system.

Bisnow: Half Of D.C.’s Buildings Could Require Upgrades Under New Climate Law

Editor Jan 14, 2019

Owners of hundreds of buildings across D.C. will soon be required to make investments to improve their energy performance under a sweeping new law.

Washington Post Magazine: Do posh waterfronts make a city world-class? D.C. is betting hundreds of…

Editor Jun 27, 2018

Monty Hoffman's graying hair was slicked back, and he was dressed in a Canali shirt and blue sport coat as he gestured out the window of his makeshift office inside the former Channel Inn on a warm, sunny day last September. With the…

Alma Gates: DC needs a planning commission

Commentary Jun 13, 2018

By Alma Gates Washington, DC, shares its land area with the federal government — or is it the other way around? It doesn’t matter: There’s a finite amount of land available for development within the 10 miles square known as the nation’s…

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District Links: Environmental groups battle Bowser budget proposals; funding bill with DC budget riders clears House…

Apr 17, 2026 13

The House Appropriations Committee is slated to act Tuesday or Wednesday on the fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes DC appropriations — as well as a slate of DC-related budget riders.

District Links: Bowser extends juvenile curfew; monumental arch gains nod; House appropriations panel looks to include…

Apr 16, 2026 19

The Republican-run House Appropriations Committee this morning released the text of a proposed fiscal year 2027 funding bill that includes appropriations for DC — with the broad array of riders…

District Links: Mayor says she expects to invoke 15-day emergency to extend curfew zones; Pinto apologizes for posting…

Apr 15, 2026 12

With current legislative authority for expanded juvenile curfews set to expire at midnight, Mayor Muriel Bowser said today that she's likely to declare a 15-day public emergency in order to…

District Links: White calls for Pinto to withdraw from delegate’s race over release of personal info; BZA lacks…

Apr 14, 2026 18

Robert White — one of two sitting councilmembers vying to become the DC's next delegate to Congress — is calling on his Ward 2 colleague Brooke Pinto to drop out of the race after her campaign posted…

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