Washington Informer Environment: Climate Justice & Local Impact

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D.C. Council Members Introduce Bills on Lead Pipe Replacements

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Ronnie Webb, director of The Green Scheme, stands in Oxon Run Creek with Jaren Hill Lockridge, the director of The Well. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

First Week at the Well: Ward 8 Urban Farm Reopens March 21

by Kayla Benjamin March 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Dozens of advocates wear neon green in support of Howard County's building electrification bill at a Feb. 23 hearing. (Courtesy of HoCo Climate Action)

Howard County Becomes 100th U.S. Locality to Pass a Key Climate Policy

by Kayla Benjamin March 14, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** Wes Moore (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Moore’s Nominee for Public Service Commissioner Withdraws After Pushback

by Kayla Benjamin March 8, 2023August 16, 2023

Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan paid tribute to her predecessor, the late Rep. Donald McEachin, at an event honoring McEachin's environmental justice legacy held near Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Legislators and Green Groups Gather to Honor Late Congressman Donald McEachin

by Kayla Benjamin March 2, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** A playground at Parkview Recreation Center used by Bruce-Monroe Elementary School has closed after a routine test found lead levels higher than federal standards allow. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

What on (Our) Earth is Going On?

by Kayla Benjamin March 1, 2023August 16, 2023

Deborah Wiggins, who lives near the northeast D.C. border, saw her yard fill with three feet of water during the rainstorm on Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Wiggins)

When It Rains, It Pours: Understand Your Home’s Flood Risk Before the Next Storm Hits

by Kayla Benjamin February 27, 2023October 15, 2024

Demonstrators hold a casket symbolic of all the lives lost in their community due to environmental racism. The rally started at Freedom Plaza and headed to the White House part of the People vs. Fossil Fuels Campaign on Oct. 25, demanding a cessation of fossil fuel projects. (Marckell Williams/The Washington Informer)

Celebrating Black History Month: Key Moments in the Environmental Justice Movement

by Kayla Benjamin February 22, 2023August 16, 2023

Community members fought to protect this playground after learning about a zoning proposal for a 16-pump Royal Farms gas station that would have required its removal. From left: Jeff Cronin, Al Powell, Paul Rowe. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George’s County Almost Tore Down a Playground to Put Up a Gas Station

by Kayla Benjamin February 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Glenn Ross, 73, began leading Urban Environmentalist Toxic Tours in order to clean up his neighborhood and fight environmental injustice. (Courtesy photo)

Baltimorean Cracks the Code for Community’s Environmental Demise

by Alexis Durham February 15, 2023February 16, 2023