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Earth Day celebrations in Union Square Park included clean up crews composed of school children. Con Edison, often criticized for their environmental policies, donated brooms, mops and other supplied for the cause. Other events in the park included Frisbee games and a massive plastic bubble filled with "fresh air." (Courtesy of the Archives of New York City)

Supplements, Sustainability

Timeline 1970-2020: How Far We’ve Come

by WI Guest Author April 15, 2020December 21, 2021

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (right) holds court at the Maryland State House in Annapolis on Jan. 8, the first day of the General Assembly session. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Supplements, Sustainability

We Are Doing Our Part in Prince George’s County

by WI Guest Author April 15, 2020December 21, 2021

BRADLEY: Divestment Won’t Fight Climate Change

by WI Guest Author December 4, 2019December 21, 2021

Samia Abdur-Rahim (center), a 10th grader at Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, linked with other students and walked out of class Sept. 20 to protest climate change. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

D Kevin McNeir, National

Climate Activists Shut Down D.C. Streets; Coincide with United Nations Summit in NYC

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor September 25, 2019December 21, 2021

John Laury, an associate pastor at Union Grove Baptist Church in Buckingham County, Va., says the community has become accustomed to breathing clean, fresh air and endeavors to keep it that way. (Dorothy Rowley/The Washington Informer)

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Opponents Rally for Cause in Richmond

by WI Webstaff May 22, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of princegeorgescountymd.gov

ALSOBROOKS: A New Approach to Combating Litter in Prince George’s County

by WI Guest Author April 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Pollution from factories continue to destroy the environment. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, National, Stacy M. Brown

Environmental Racism is Real, Destructive and Deadly

by Stacy M. Brown April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Adidas' Parley for the Oceans environmental line offers stylish footwear created from recycled materials. (Courtesy photo)

Supplements, Sustainability

Recycling Revolution Spawns New, Innovative Products, Solutions

by WI Guest Author April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

National Geographic's Andrew Revkin, Project Drawdown's Katharine Wilkinson, and NASA's Kate Marvel have a climate conversation. (Courtesy of The Medium Corp.)

Stacy M. Brown, Supplements, Sustainability

Takeaways from the Be.Hive: Climate Change Needs Behavior Change Summit

by Stacy M. Brown April 17, 2019December 21, 2021

Supplements, Sustainability

Building a Resilient Model for Urban Agriculture

by WI Guest Author April 17, 2019December 21, 2021