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Flooding in the 600 block of Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast has long been a problem for Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church which moved to the location in 1991. District Dogs which opened in 2022 experienced a great loss when 10 dogs died at the Northeast center. (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Flash Flood Breaks Through Glass Wall at Canine Daycare, Leaving 10 Dogs Dead

by Kayla Benjamin August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

Team members from the Festival Center, construction company Usource, solar installer New Columbia Solar, the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility and the Department of Energy and Environment cut the ribbon on a solar installation with over 100 panels above the Festival Center building in Adams Morgan on Aug. 10. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

The Festival Center Installs Solar Panels Generating Five Households’ Worth of Power

by Kayla Benjamin August 15, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** Wesley Wiggins leads a training on climate resilience at MLK Library in October 2022. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Climate Change 101 with Wesley Wiggins

by Kayla Benjamin August 9, 2023July 3, 2024

Devonte Miles, a Solar Works D.C. graduate, speaks during the graduation ceremony held at the D.C. Infrastructure Academy August 4. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Solar Works D.C. Certifies 14 New D.C. Residents to Enter Booming Solar Industry

by Kayla Benjamin August 9, 2023August 16, 2023

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

It’s Not Just Wildfire Smoke: Five Things to Know About Asthma & Air Pollution

by Kayla Benjamin August 9, 2023July 3, 2024

More than 15 Prince George's County teachers tour the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Clagett Farm on July 25, learning about regenerative agriculture via hayride. The farm visit was part of a five-day professional development course about teaching climate change using outdoor experiences. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Prince George’s Teachers Plan to Use Nature As a Climate Classroom

by Kayla Benjamin August 2, 2023July 3, 2024

Ivy City residents and allies marched July 26 to demand the shutdown of National Engineering Products, a chemical facility operating in the middle of a residential neighborhood. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

‘They Need to Go’: Ivy City Neighbors Demand Chemical Plant Shut Down

by Kayla Benjamin July 28, 2023August 16, 2023

An airman adjusts an aqueous film-forming foam sprinkler. The firefighting foam historically contained high levels of toxic PFAS chemicals, which has caused widespread water contamination. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher S. Haley)

D.C. Sues Makers of ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Joining Nationwide Litigation Surge

by Kayla Benjamin July 26, 2023August 16, 2023

A worker replaces a lead pipe with a copper one at a house in Southeast D.C. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

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

by Kayla Benjamin July 26, 2023August 16, 2023

The Anacostia River from Kingman Island, near RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Anacostia River Swim Event Postponed Following Heavy Rain, Sewer Overflows

by Kayla Benjamin July 9, 2023August 16, 2023