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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

Courtesy of Ivan Radic via Flickr

Prince George’s Upcoming Bag Fee Law Will Not Exempt SNAP Recipients

by Kayla Benjamin October 11, 2023October 12, 2023

Parisa Norouzi, executive director of community justice group Empower DC, leads a “toxic tour” highlighting pollution from a chemical factory and the fight for green space in the Ivy City neighborhood Sept. 26. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

EPA Launches Regional Environmental Justice Training Grants at Ivy City Event

by Kayla Benjamin October 4, 2023October 6, 2023

Courtesy of Andreas via Flickr

What On (Our) Earth is Going On?: September Roundup

by Kayla Benjamin October 4, 2023October 5, 2023

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

Pepco Pays for Pollution: D.C. to Receive $57 Million Settlement for River Cleanup

by Kayla Benjamin October 4, 2023October 4, 2023

Congresswoman 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 Feb. 28. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Environmental Justice at the ALC: A Conversation with Rep. Jennifer McClellan

by Kayla Benjamin September 27, 2023September 28, 2023

Protesters from the Beyond Gas Coalition gathered outside with signs, stickers and buttons before the hearing began. A security employee associated with the building told the group they could not bring the signs inside. (Courtesy of the Beyond Gas Coalition)

Washington Gas Wants to Raise D.C. Residents’ Rates By 20 Percent

by Kayla Benjamin September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

An Empower DC rally against National Engineering Products, a chemical plant in a residential Ivy City neighborhood, is held in July. The organization is hosting a town hall to discuss the same issue on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. (Robert R. Roberts/ The Washington Informer)

Choose Your Own Adventure: Upcoming Environmental Events

by Kayla Benjamin September 20, 2023September 24, 2023

Whittier Education Campus (Courtesy photo)

Even with DGS Intervention, HVAC Issues Persist at Whittier Elementary

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. and Kayla Benjamin September 13, 2023September 14, 2023

OT Blount, a long-serving park steward with the Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, died Aug. 8 from heart complications at age 54. (Stephen Voss/Courtesy of Ward 8 Woods)

OT Blount, Dedicated Steward of Ward 8’s Forestland, Dies at Age 54

by Kayla Benjamin September 13, 2023September 14, 2023