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EPA Announces Stricter Standards for Soot Pollution

by Kayla Benjamin February 9, 2024July 3, 2024

The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, rallies the crowd at a demonstration against major banks' fossil fuel investment in downtown D.C. in March 2023. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Environmental Justice From a Place of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect

by Kayla Benjamin January 14, 2024January 17, 2024

Climate activists gather outside the Public Service Commission’s office Dec. 20, when the commission voted to pause new funding for Washington Gas' PROJECTPipes. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Hits Pause on New Funding for Washington Gas Pipe Replacement Project

by Kayla Benjamin January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum is located at 1901 Fort Place SE in Washington, D.C.

Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, Jan. 4-7

by Ra-Jah S. Kelly January 3, 2024January 17, 2024

Smoke drifting into the D.C. region from Canadian wildfires shrouds the Capitol Building on June 8. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

2023 Climate Coverage: D.C.’s Environmental News During the World’s Hottest 12 Months Ever Recorded

by Kayla Benjamin December 27, 2023July 3, 2024

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JEALOUS: How the Clean-Energy Win in Michigan Provides a Road Map for Other States

by Ben Jealous December 13, 2023December 13, 2023

**FILE** Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. (Mark Mahoney/NNPA)

NNPA President Benjamin Chavis to Teach Race and Racism Course at Duke University

by Stacy M. Brown December 11, 2023December 11, 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

Black Americans go to church, higher than any other demographic group. But when it comes to the climate crisis, the Black church is not generally fulfilling that long-standing role as the first stop for solutions. (Courtesy of Pixabay)

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Why the Black Church Needs to Go Green

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

At Sycamore & Oak in Congress Heights, more than 90 students from around D.C. participated in hands-on demonstrations of forestry careers at Upward Ground: A Nature Equity Experience on Oct. 12. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Photo Essay: D.C. High Schoolers Discover Careers in Trees

by Kayla Benjamin and Robert R. Roberts October 16, 2023October 16, 2023