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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) ordered five 40-foot electric buses from Nova Bus and five from New Flyer as part of WMATA's plan to fully decarbonise its bus fleets by 2042. (Courtesy of Elective.com)

What On (Our) Earth is Going On?: November Roundup

by Kayla Benjamin November 29, 2023July 3, 2024

Ivy City Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Sebrena Rhodes climbs into a car equipped with specialty air quality sensors for a ride-along following the official launch of a hyperlocal air quality monitoring pilot program in June. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Pilot Study Confirms Air Pollution Hot Spots But Indicates Some Positive Signs

by Kayla Benjamin November 29, 2023July 3, 2024

white wind turbines on gray sand near body of water

JEALOUS: Environmental Sacrifice Zones Can Be Beacons of Clean Energy Investment

by Ben Jealous November 21, 2023November 21, 2023

The student co-authors of the new book “Through My Anacostia Eyes” and the book’s editor, Caroline Brewer, read aloud at a book launch at the University of the District of Columbia on Nov. 8. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Anacostia High School Students Co-Author Environmental Poetry Book

by Kayla Benjamin November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Ranger Angela Crenshaw with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in February 2023. (Courtesy of Gregg Bortz/Maryland Department of Natural Resources)

Meet Angela Crenshaw, the First Black Woman to Lead Maryland’s Park Service

by Kayla Benjamin November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

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JEALOUS: Voters Spoke — Climate Action is Here to Stay

by Ben Jealous November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks following his election. (Office of Speaker Mike Johnson via Wikimedia Commons)

The New House Speaker Doesn’t Believe in Climate Change

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black November 8, 2023July 3, 2024

Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker announced his introduction of new environmental justice legislation on Monday in Ivy City, a neighborhood facing numerous sources of pollution — including from the many large diesel-powered vehicles that pass by daily. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Ward 5 Council Member Announces Bill to Address Pollution Hot Spots

by Kayla Benjamin November 8, 2023July 3, 2024

air air pollution climate change dawn

JEALOUS: Making Connections That Can Help Save the Planet

by Ben Jealous November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

aerial aerial view architecture attractions

Community Leaders and Activists Join Forces to Address Environmental Disparities in Greater Washington Region

by WI Web Staff November 2, 2023July 3, 2024

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