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Oct 8, 2014

Washington, DC – The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments presented the First Annual Climate and Energy Leadership Awards to the City of Falls Church, the City of Rockville, Prince William County, and Loudoun County Public Schools for their outstanding efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency.

Oct 8, 2014

As part of the COG Board infrastructure focus in 2014, Jack Potter, CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) which oversees Dulles and Reagan National airports, and Paul Wiedefeld, CEO of BWI-Marshall Airport, briefed officials on air travel trends and how the region can prepare for future air travel expansion.

Oct 7, 2014

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and COG and its member governments are calling attention to the topic, which is essential to the region’s emergency preparedness, prosperity, and everyday life.

Oct 6, 2014

An analysis of the latest proposed update of the region's Constrained Long-Range Transportation Plan (CLRP) details how well the future transportation system laid out in the plan is expected to meet the needs of area travelers in 2040.

Oct 2, 2014

As the UN Climate Conference in Bonn Germany gears up this month the National Capital Region is working on climate change locally. Over the past year federal regional and local agencies have been putting their heads together to tackle one of the region’s biggest challenges: how to prepare for the climate change that is already underway. The National Capital Region was fortunate to have the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Strategic Infrastructure and NASA Applied​

Oct 2, 2014

Area water leaders celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Safe Water Drinking Act in Downtown Washington, D.C. last week at the Toast to Tap event sponsored by the COG Community Engagement Campaign.

Oct 2, 2014

At a joint meeting of the Climate, Energy, and Environment Policy Committee and the Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, officials discussed making further progress on air pollution and greenhouse gases. COG also released The Gold Book , a report on local and state initiatives that have helped clean the air.

Sep 30, 2014

The briefing covered a variety of topics critical to businesses and governments, including an assessment of threats to the region, continuity of operations (COOP) planning, and personal preparedness.

Sep 29, 2014

Having approved historic measures last year that raise hundreds of millions of dollars a year in new revenue for transportation, Maryland and Virginia are poised to cover a larger share of the cost of maintaining, operating, and expanding the Washington region's transportation system over the next 26 years.

Sep 25, 2014

Whether it’s used water from a sink a toilet dishwasher or washing machine every day 24-hours a day and 365 days a year that “dirty” water is treated at wastewater plants throughout the metropolitan Washington region. For a great portion of this region almost half of of that wastewater is treated at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment