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Tag: Environment

snow capped mountains under full moon
Posted inOpinion

JEALOUS: Protecting a Way of Life and the Planet

by Ben Jealous September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

The Biden administration has announced the cancellation of oil and gas drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, protecting the Gwich’in people and their way of life, as well as the caribou, polar bears, musk oxen, Dall sheep, and birds found in all 50 states.

President Biden will not veto the Republican backed legislation blocking changes to the D.C. Criminal Code. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inOpinion

JEALOUS: One Year Later, Wins for the Environment and the Economy

by Ben Jealous August 23, 2023August 23, 2023
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

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
D.C.'s Department of Energy and Environment will use federal grant money to install three new air quality monitors around the city. They will likely look similar to this monitor, which DOEE currently operates at the National Zoo.
Posted inEnvironment

EPA Funds Four New Air Quality Monitoring Projects Around the DMV

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin November 22, 2022November 23, 2022
Environmental justice leader Mustafa Santiago Ali joined other advocates from around the world at the first-ever Climate Justice Pavilion at this year’s COP. (Courtesy of Kiara Worth via UN Climate Change)
Posted inEnvironment

D.C. Environmental Justice Advocates Join Push for Global Climate Justice at COP27

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin November 22, 2022November 23, 2022
Posted inCommunity

DOEE Creates Website on Reusing Secondhand Items

by WI Web Staff November 9, 2022November 9, 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
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 inHealth

Black Youth and Young Professionals Join the Climate Fight

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin August 10, 2022October 14, 2022
A car covered in pollen dust (Courtesy of Carwash Country)
Posted inHealth

Researchers: Climate Change Can Extend Pollen Season

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 20, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Maryland Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Environment at Forum in College Park

Avatar photo by William J. Ford March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

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