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The Anacostia River from Kingman Island (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb Files Landmark Lawsuit Against U.S. Government for Anacostia River Pollution

by Stacy M. Brown January 13, 2025January 13, 2025

Washingtonians enjoy the D.C. Snowball Fight Association’s annual snowball fight at Malcolm X Park in Northwest D.C. Although snow storms may serve as a reminder of climate change’s adverse effects, Washingtonians remain joyful in the weather, utilizing the opportunity to participate in a snowball fight on Jan. 6. (Mya Trujillo/ The Washington Informer)

Washingtonians Welcome First Winter Storm of 2025

by Mya Trujillo January 8, 2025January 8, 2025

In extreme weather events driven by climate change, vulnerable workers who are often Black and brown are stuck on the job even when weather alerts and local government guidance say that no one should be out and about due to the dangerous conditions. (Courtesy of Deborah Wiggins)

Is Paid Extreme Weather Leave Possible?

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

brown and white factory building during night time

JEALOUS: There’s No Moral Case for Fossil Fuels — the Bible Even Tells Us the Opposite

by Ben Jealous December 18, 2024December 18, 2024

New Clean Air Rules Help Black Communities

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black December 4, 2024December 5, 2024

**FILE** The Prince George’s County Council approved legislation to install electric vehicle charging stations at multifamily and commercial developments, as well as in parking lots at office buildings and apartment communities. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George’s County Council, Advocates Consider Environmental Friendliness and Concerns as Legislative Session Winds Down

by Richard D. Elliott December 4, 2024December 5, 2024

A pile of tires sits off the northbound side of Interstate 295 in D.C., just past Pennsylvania Avenue SE. About 100 of them are sprawled around the woods at the spot. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council Gives Attorney General Go-Ahead to Bring Civil Suits Over Illegal Dumping

by Kayla Benjamin November 20, 2024November 21, 2024

**FILE** Ahead of his trip to the Amazon meeting stakeholders in the rainforest, Biden administration has announced a new wave of climate investments that officials said reinforces efforts to position the United States as a leader in clean energy innovation. (WI photo)

Biden Unveils Fresh Climate Funding as Report Cautions Trump Policies Could Cede Clean Energy Leadership to China

by Stacy M. Brown November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

Through merging technology and agriculture and new “agro-tech” classrooms, students at University of the District of Columbia’s Firebird Research Farm in Beltsville, Maryland are learning about and working on ways to improve nutrition and environmental challenges in underserved communities. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer

UDC Merges Agriculture and Tech to Address Health Disparities Across D.C.

by Lindiwe Vilakazi November 13, 2024November 15, 2024

The Federal Railroad Administration, under the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced an investment exceeding $93.7 million in rail grants for the District of Columbia. (Courtesy photo)

Biden-Harris Administration Unveils Unprecedented $93.7 Million Rail Grants for D.C., $2.4 Billion Nationwide

by Stacy M. Brown November 6, 2024November 6, 2024