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Nathan Brown, a fourth-generation Washingtonian and former resident of the Temple Courts housing complex, joins D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other government leaders as his daughter Jade cuts the ribbon to celebrate the opening of the apartment building constructed in the same spot more than a decade later. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Residents of Former NoMa Public Housing Complex Return to a Long-Awaited New Building

by Kayla Benjamin December 23, 2022December 24, 2022

D.C.-based environmental justice activist Michele Roberts delivers spoken word poetry at a National Environmental Justice Advisory Council meeting in Alexandria on Nov. 29. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Spotlight on Black Environmentalists: Q&A with Michele Roberts

by Kayla Benjamin December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

A rendering of the 11th Street Bridge Park design, which got final approval in October (Courtesy of OMA+OLIN and Building Bridges Across the River)

New Year, New Park: Construction for 11th Street Bridge Park Set to Begin in 2023

by Kayla Benjamin December 23, 2022December 23, 2022

President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Félix Tshisekedi speaks during the Climate Session during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in, D.C. Dec. 13. (Scott Taetsch/U.S. Department of State)

Climate Crisis Looms Large at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

by Kayla Benjamin December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Andres Jimenez, executive director of nonprofit Green 2.0, speaks at a launch event on Dec. 13 for the group’s newest report on diversity in the environmental sector. The event also included a panel discussion with leaders from groups included in the report. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Annual Report on Diversity in Environmental Sector Shows Incremental Progress

by Kayla Benjamin December 14, 2022December 14, 2022

Installation view of John Akomfrah: Purple at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (Courtesy photo/Ron Blunt © Smoking Dogs Films; Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films and Lisson Gallery)

Black U.K. Filmmaker’s Huge Climate Change Installation Opens at the Hirshhorn Museum

by Kayla Benjamin December 7, 2022December 7, 2022

Arts

Three Ways to Explore Environmental Justice Through Art This Week

by Kayla Benjamin December 3, 2022December 5, 2022

Michele Roberts, a D.C.-based environmental justice activist, was one of the last public commenters to speak at the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council’s meeting in Alexandria on Nov. 29. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Hosts Alexandria Conference

by Kayla Benjamin December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

Electronic vehicle chargers are being set up throughout the District of Columbia.

D.C. Council’s Next Climate Moves — And Why They Might Matter for Equity in the District

by Kayla Benjamin November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

D.C.'s Department of Energy and Environment will use federal grant money to install three new air quality monitors around the city. They will likely look similar to this monitor, which DOEE currently operates at the National Zoo.

EPA Funds Four New Air Quality Monitoring Projects Around the DMV

by Kayla Benjamin November 22, 2022November 23, 2022