The District of Columbia has received the "Civic Award of Excellence" from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. The District placed seventh among major cities in North America, with more than 55,000 square feet of new green roofs installed in 2007.Full Text
"Green DC" is an information center that tracks the environmental activities of more than 40 District Government agencies, area and national nonprofits, and local businesses.Full Text
Green Summer will place teams of students within District neighborhoods in order to complete clean-ups, assess environmental conditions and resources and reach out to residents about environmental programs and services.Full Text
The District has been awarded $224,540 to help reduce school bus emissions. The EPA awarded DDOE the grant to retrofit 22 DCPS buses that provide transportation services to 4,000 special needs students.Full Text