After the D.C. Council approved a $3.7 billion plan, including more than $1 billion from taxpayers to build a new stadium for the Commanders, the D.C. chapter of the Sierra Club, one of the most famous environmental groups in the world, said it plans to hold the team to account during construction.

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In a statement , the group criticized the council for what it called a billion-dollar “giveaway” for the billionaire team owners without having environmental safeguards in place.

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