Washington Informer Environment: Climate Justice & Local Impact

**FILE** Volunteers work with Clean Waterways to collect trash around the Anacostia River. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Three MLK Day Opportunities to Preserve Green Space

by Kayla Benjamin January 11, 2023August 16, 2023

The Chesapeake Bay from Virginia's Eastern Shore (Ken Lund via Flickr)

2022 Report Shows Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts Remain Stalled

by Kayla Benjamin January 9, 2023January 9, 2023

stacked vehicle tire lot

Hundreds of Illegally Dumped Tires Found in Ward 8 Park

by WI Web Staff December 27, 2022December 27, 2022

Students from KIPP DC College Prep tour a solar facility and speak with leaders involved in the project's construction on Dec. 19. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Community Solar Facility Celebrates Construction Progress

by Kayla Benjamin December 26, 2022December 26, 2022

D.C.-based environmental justice activist Michele Roberts delivers spoken word poetry at a National Environmental Justice Advisory Council meeting in Alexandria on Nov. 29. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Spotlight on Black Environmentalists: Q&A with Michele Roberts

by Kayla Benjamin December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

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)

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)

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)

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.

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

D.C. Ranked Sixth Among States for Energy Efficiency

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