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Category: Environment

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (at podium) announces a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol during a press conference on Oct. 13. Environmental justice advocates from NAACP DC, the Sierra Club and Groundwork Anacostia River DC also spoke in support of the suit.
Posted inCommunity

D.C. AG Suing Chemical Company Over Cancer-Causing Pollution

by Kayla Benjamin October 13, 2022October 18, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

Seven Ways to Protect your Family From Exposure to Lead in Water

by Kayla Benjamin October 12, 2022October 12, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

County Faces Increased Flooding with the Rise of Climate Change

by Richard D. Elliott October 7, 2022October 7, 2022
Lead enters drinking water when plumbing materials that contain lead corrode. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

New Report Calls for Mandatory Lead Pipe Removal – Are Policymakers Listening?

by Kayla Benjamin October 5, 2022October 14, 2022
Naadiya Hutchinson speaks at a climate rally in front of the Supreme Court building in D.C. on July 6. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Environmental News Roundup Oct. 5

by Kayla Benjamin October 5, 2022October 5, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Black Millennials for Flint Honors 14 DMV-Area Environmental Justice Leaders

by Kayla Benjamin September 30, 2022September 30, 2022
Posted inHealth

Many School Uniforms Contain Potentially Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’: Study

by Kayla Benjamin September 28, 2022October 14, 2022
Courtesy of Exelon-Pepco
Posted inEnvironment

Pepco Offers Tips on Preparing for Severe Weather

by James Wright Jr. September 26, 2022October 10, 2022
black woman in pandemic standing with bread in market
Posted inEnvironment

EPA Launches New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice and Civil Rights

by Stacy M. Brown September 25, 2022September 26, 2022
woman with dogs standing near the lincoln memorial reflecting pool
Posted inEnvironment

D.C. Agency Publishes Plan on Keeping Cool in the City

by WI Web Staff September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

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