Winter 2025 EcoAdvocate
FEBRUARY 2025 | THE ECOADVOCATECounty Board to Adopt A Climate Action ResolutionPlease join EcoAction Arlington in thanking the County Board for advancing a Climate Resolution to start the new year …
Arlington County
Meet the Assistant County Manager for Climate Policy
This virtual event is co-sponsored by Coalition for Smarter Growth, Defensores de la Cuenca, the Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions, Leaders in Energy, Northern Virginia Conservation Trust, Phoenix Bikes, Potomac …
Elections Matters: Vote on November 5, 2024
Addressing the climate and other environmental crises requires urgent and transformational changes at the global, national, state and local levels. With time running out to make the necessary changes to …
What You Can Do: More Composting Options for Arlington
Multi-family residents can now divert their food scraps to produce compost for healthy soil. The Solid Waste Bureau has recently launched a pilot program to collect food scraps and food-soiled …
Elections Matter: Vote in the Democratic Primary for County Board Candidates
Elections Matter: Vote in the Democratic Primary for County Board Candidates On June 18, Arlington Democrats will choose their candidate to run for County Board member (early voting is already …
Elections Matter: Vote in the Upcoming Democratic Caucus for School Board Candidates
Arlington’s School Board plays an essential role in setting school policy that promote academic excellence and the overall well-being of students, but it should also be a key driver to …
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 …
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 …
Now’s the Time to Start the Transition to Clean Electric ART Buses
With the new ART Operations and Maintenance Facility, designed for battery electric buses (BEBs), moving toward completion in 2025, Arlington should commit to purchasing these buses for all new buses. …
Eco-friendly Back-to-School Hacks
It’s the start of a new school year! It’s time to buy clothes and supplies. It’s time to pack lunches and it’s time to commute to and from school. Buying …
Local Elections Matter for Climate Action
Read the Arlington County Board Candidates responses to environmental questions that concern the community
Arlington Needs Stronger Climate Action NOW!
“There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all (very high confidence).” IPPC report, March 20, 2023 Arlington County’s response to the …
Support Climate-Friendly, Healthy Schools
EcoAction Arlington, Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions Arlington Hub, and the Sierra Club Potomac River Group have recently sent two joint letters to the Arlington School Board and the APS Superintendent asking for firm commitments to carbon neutrality, including making ACC all electric for key systems, to protect our children’s future and to offer inspiration and experiential learning for students who may one day work in green economy jobs.
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 …
Join the Conversation on the County’s Zero Waste Plan
Would you like Arlington County to do more to assist residents and businesses with reducing waste and the heavy carbon footprint that it represents? Do you have ideas on how …
Urge Amazon to Make PenPlace HQ2 Zero Carbon
The PenPlace Project, Amazon’s HQ2 complex, demonstrates outstanding elements of sustainable design and has the potential to become the first commercial zero carbon building in Arlington, helping to normalize advanced …
Food Scraps Collection Begins in the County September 6, 2021
The county’s new Food Scraps Collection program is simple. To give you an idea of size, here is a photo of the food scrap pail and a box of 150 …
Green Home and Garden Tour – Sunday, June 7
Join us at the Green Home and Garden Tour on Sunday, June 7th The tour will include a mixture of new green homes, green renovations, and watershed-friendly gardens from Arlington …
The Scoop: Car Free in Arlington County
It’s true! You, too, can go car-free in Arlington and here’s how … Arlington County’s Car-Free Diet has produced a new 5-part video series, ‘œThe Scoop: Car Free in Arlington …
Become a Stream Monitor
Did you know that you can play a role in monitoring the health of streams in Arlington? It’s true! With a little training, thanks to Arlington County’s macroinvertebrate monitoring program, …
Celebrating Arlington Energy Masters Class of 2014
Volunteers and partners with the Arlington Energy Masters program gathered at Key Elementary School on Saturday to celebrate newly certified and re-certified Energy Masters volunteers. The program trains a corps …
You, too, can Adopt-a-Street in Arlington
Did you know that you, your school, place of work or worship, or other group can adopt a street in Arlington? It’s true, and it’s very easy to do! EcoAction …
Guston Middle School at Work on their Adopted Street
Earlier this fall, a team of 6th grade students from Guston Middle School in South Arlington joined EcoAction Arlington’s executive director, Elenor Hodges, to conduct their first cleanup of their …