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Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan paid tribute to her predecessor, the late Rep. Donald McEachin, at an event honoring McEachin's environmental justice legacy held near Capitol Hill on Tuesday. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Legislators and Green Groups Gather to Honor Late Congressman Donald McEachin

by Kayla Benjamin March 2, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** A playground at Parkview Recreation Center used by Bruce-Monroe Elementary School has closed after a routine test found lead levels higher than federal standards allow. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

What on (Our) Earth is Going On?

by Kayla Benjamin March 1, 2023August 16, 2023

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)

Celebrating Black History Month: Key Moments in the Environmental Justice Movement

by Kayla Benjamin February 22, 2023August 16, 2023

Community members fought to protect this playground after learning about a zoning proposal for a 16-pump Royal Farms gas station that would have required its removal. From left: Jeff Cronin, Al Powell, Paul Rowe. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George’s County Almost Tore Down a Playground to Put Up a Gas Station

by Kayla Benjamin February 15, 2023August 16, 2023

On Jan. 21, several ANC commissioners converged on Deanwood Recreation Center in Northeast for a public safety meeting that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), standing next to Acting Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah, hosted. (Courtesy of the Mayor's Office)

ANC Commissioners Demand More of an Expanding Office

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Kayla Benjamin February 8, 2023February 10, 2023

Courtesy of medicine.howard.edu

Historic African American Achievements in Health: A Few Key Moments

by Kayla Benjamin February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

**FILE** An electric vehicle charging station (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Three Climate Bills Introduced Last Week

by Kayla Benjamin February 8, 2023August 16, 2023

Rhonda Hamilton, community leader and ANC commissioner for single member district 6D08 near Buzzard Point, speaks at a press conference hosted by Stop the Oil Profiteering in front of the Senate building on Feb. 1. Alongside several members of Congress and national advocacy groups, Hamilton urged U.S. legislators to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable in response to record-shattering profits for the industry in 2022. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Will Oil Companies Use ‘Massive’ 2022 Profits to Lower Gas Prices?

by Kayla Benjamin February 8, 2023August 16, 2023

Utilities Disconnected Maryland Households’ Power Over 70,000 Times Last Year, Report Says

by Kayla Benjamin February 1, 2023August 16, 2023

Mustafa Santiago Ali (Courtesy of Harvard Radcliffe Institute)

Environmental Justice on the Ballot

by Kayla Benjamin February 1, 2023August 16, 2023