Washington Informer Environment: Climate Justice & Local Impact

The plot of land on Howard’s campus that had been the Halo G.R.E.E.N. Garden for 13 years, shortly after university administration dismantled the garden, removing plant beds and uprooting fruit trees. (Courtesy of Halo G.R.E.E.N. Garden Club)

Howard University Demolishes Garden Bison Tended for 13 Years Following Rat Complaints

by Asha Taylor and Kayla Benjamin April 3, 2024April 3, 2024

Brothers from Florida check out the cherry blossoms with their parents, who booked the D.C. family vacation after a planned class trip was canceled. “I’m lucky that we came in the spring… I really loved to see all of this,” Dory Pardieu, 10, said. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Longer Cherry Blossom Bloom Expected After Record Early Peak

by Kayla Benjamin March 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Lakisha Ann Woods, CEO of the American Institute of Architects (Courtesy photo)

Lakisha Ann Woods: Strategic Leadership for a More Equitable Industry

by Kayla Benjamin March 20, 2024July 3, 2024

Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, is shown here in a still from the documentary "Farming While Black." The D.C. Environmental Film Festival will host a screening of the movie on March 29. (Courtesy photo)

DCEFF 2024 Lineup: From Otter Love Stories to Environmental Justice Battles

by Kayla Benjamin March 18, 2024March 18, 2024

D.C. Department of Energy and Environment’s Josh Burch, Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative’s Brenda Richardson and Anacostia Riverkeeper’s Trey Sherard lead the group through Fort Dupont Park for the first stop on the Feb. 26 tour. Behind them are others from DOEE and from the Anacostia Watershed Society, the National Park Service and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

A Tale of Three Creeks: Photos from D.C.’s Stream Restoration Projects

by Kayla Benjamin and Robert R. Roberts March 13, 2024March 13, 2024

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at Blink Charging's facility opening in Bowie on March 11. (Richard D. Elliott/The Washington Informer)

Blink Charging’s Grand Opening of New Site on March 11

by Richard D. Elliott March 11, 2024March 12, 2024

LaRuby May, partner at May Jung Law Firm and former Ward 8 council member (Courtesy photo)

Three Black Women Making History in Environmental Justice Across Industries

by Kayla Benjamin March 7, 2024July 3, 2024

Tidal flooding in downtown Annapolis in October 2017 (Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

Maryland is Sinking Due to Sea Level Rise

by Asha Taylor March 6, 2024March 7, 2024

A pile of tires sits off the northbound side of Interstate 295 in D.C., just past Pennsylvania Avenue SE. About 100 of them are sprawled around the woods at the spot. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Tire Dumping Epidemic: D.C. Residents Fight Back Against Illegal and Dangerous Trash

by Kayla Benjamin February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

Category 5 or 6, Massive Hurricanes Threaten Black Folks Most

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black February 21, 2024February 21, 2024

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