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Environmental justice leader Mustafa Santiago Ali joined other advocates from around the world at the first-ever Climate Justice Pavilion at this year’s COP. (Courtesy of Kiara Worth via UN Climate Change)

D.C. Environmental Justice Advocates Join Push for Global Climate Justice at COP27

by Kayla Benjamin November 22, 2022November 23, 2022

The Climate Action Campaign calls for the Biden administration to move faster on strengthening soot pollution rules in a projected image on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building in D.C. on Nov. 17. (Courtesy of Climate Action Campaign)

Advocates Push for Stronger Soot Pollution Rules as Biden Admin Misses Deadline

by Kayla Benjamin November 17, 2022November 18, 2022

Tiffany FitzGerald (Courtesy photo)

Spotlight on Black Environmentalist: Tiffany FitzGerald, Executive Director at DC Greens

by Kayla Benjamin November 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Lauren "L.P." Paylor O’Brien (Courtesy of Netflix)

New Netflix Cocktail Competition Crowns a D.C. Bartender ‘Ultimate Drink Master’

by Kayla Benjamin November 16, 2022April 4, 2023

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emphasized the curbside composting program's twin goals: providing extra trash services for residents and pushing environmental sustainability. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George’s County Launches Countywide Curbside Compost Collection

by Kayla Benjamin November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

Wesley Wiggins leads a training on climate resilience at MLK Library on Oct. 22. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Spotlighting Black Environmentalists: A Q&A with Wesley Wiggins

by Kayla Benjamin November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Now Available in Stores

by Kayla Benjamin November 2, 2022November 3, 2022

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)

‘Our Lives Are At Stake’: Protesters from Louisiana’s Cancer Alley March to the White House

by Kayla Benjamin October 26, 2022October 26, 2022

Poplar Point is one of the last great urban waterfront redevelopment opportunities on the East Coast. (Courtesy of DMPED.dc.gov)

Advocates Tap Institutional Knowledge in Renewed Fight for Poplar Point

by Kayla Benjamin October 26, 2022October 27, 2022

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (at podium) announces a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Velsicol during a press conference on Oct. 13. Environmental justice advocates from NAACP DC, the Sierra Club and Groundwork Anacostia River DC also spoke in support of the suit.

D.C. AG Suing Chemical Company Over Cancer-Causing Pollution

by Kayla Benjamin October 13, 2022October 18, 2022