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Electronic vehicle chargers are being set up throughout the District of Columbia.

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

This summer, the D.C. Council passed two major bills aimed at reducing the city’s emissions and leading the nation on tackling climate change.

The Climate Action Campaign calls for the Biden administration to move faster on strengthening soot pollution rules in a projected image on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building in D.C. on Nov. 17. (Courtesy of Climate Action Campaign)

Advocates Push for Stronger Soot Pollution Rules as Biden Admin Misses Deadline

by Kayla Benjamin November 17, 2022November 18, 2022

Tiffany FitzGerald (Courtesy photo)

Spotlight on Black Environmentalist: Tiffany FitzGerald, Executive Director at DC Greens

by Kayla Benjamin November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emphasized the curbside composting program's twin goals: providing extra trash services for residents and pushing environmental sustainability. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George’s County Launches Countywide Curbside Compost Collection

by Kayla Benjamin November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Wesley Wiggins leads a training on climate resilience at MLK Library on Oct. 22. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Spotlighting Black Environmentalists: A Q&A with Wesley Wiggins

by Kayla Benjamin November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

The Milkman Model Makes a Comeback: Reusable Grocery Packaging Hits D.C.

by WI Web Staff November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

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)

‘Our Lives Are At Stake’: Protesters from Louisiana’s Cancer Alley March to the White House

by Kayla Benjamin October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Poplar Point is one of the last great urban waterfront redevelopment opportunities on the East Coast. (Courtesy of DMPED.dc.gov)

Advocates Tap Institutional Knowledge in Renewed Fight for Poplar Point

by Kayla Benjamin October 26, 2022October 27, 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)

Environmental News Roundup Oct. 5

by Kayla Benjamin October 5, 2022October 5, 2022

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

by Kayla Benjamin September 30, 2022September 30, 2022