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Category: Environment

A rendering of the 11th Street Bridge Park design, which got final approval in October (Courtesy of OMA+OLIN and Building Bridges Across the River)
Posted inCommunity

New Year, New Park: Construction for 11th Street Bridge Park Set to Begin in 2023

by Kayla Benjamin December 23, 2022December 23, 2022
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi speaks during the Climate Session during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in, D.C. Dec. 13. (Scott Taetsch/U.S. Department of State)
Posted inEnvironment

Climate Crisis Looms Large at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

by Kayla Benjamin December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Andres Jimenez, executive director of nonprofit Green 2.0, speaks at a launch event on Dec. 13 for the group’s newest report on diversity in the environmental sector. The event also included a panel discussion with leaders from groups included in the report. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Annual Report on Diversity in Environmental Sector Shows Incremental Progress

by Kayla Benjamin December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
The Waterkeeper Alliance collected samples from various states' surface water to test them for the detection of PFAS chemicals. Maryland had the highest number of PFAS detections.
Posted inEnvironment

Maryland’s Waterways Contain High Levels of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution

by Gabrielle Lewis, Capital News Service December 14, 2022December 15, 2022
the washington monument illuminated at night
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Ranked Sixth Among States for Energy Efficiency

by WI Web Staff December 8, 2022December 8, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Troll’ is a Familiar Creature from Norway

by DB Bantino December 7, 2022December 7, 2022
Installation view of John Akomfrah: Purple at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Courtesy photo/Ron Blunt © Smoking Dogs Films; Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery)
Posted inEnvironment

Black U.K. Filmmaker’s Huge Climate Change Installation Opens at the Hirshhorn Museum

by Kayla Benjamin December 7, 2022December 7, 2022
Posted inArts

Three Ways to Explore Environmental Justice Through Art This Week

by Kayla Benjamin December 3, 2022December 5, 2022
Michele Roberts, a D.C.-based environmental justice activist, was one of the last public commenters to speak at the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council’s meeting in Alexandria on Nov. 29. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Hosts Alexandria Conference

by Kayla Benjamin December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
Electronic vehicle chargers are being set up throughout the District of Columbia.
Posted inEnvironment

D.C. Council’s Next Climate Moves — And Why They Might Matter for Equity in the District

by Kayla Benjamin November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

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