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Kayla Benjamin covers climate change & environmental justice for the Informer as a full-time reporter through the Report for America program. Prior to her time here, she worked at Washingtonian Magazine writing stories about a little bit of everything—the arts, travel, real estate and politics — going on in the District. Kayla graduated from American University in December 2021, having studied journalism and political science. In addition to environmental justice, climate change solutions, and public policy, Kayla is passionate about thrift shopping and spicy food.

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Mustafa Santiago Ali (Courtesy of Harvard Radcliffe Institute)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Environmental Justice on the Ballot

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 1, 2023August 16, 2023
Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and one of the last people to see Till alive, spoke at an event held for the opening of the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See” exhibition at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Thursday. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Emmett Till Exhibition Opens at MLK Library

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 27, 2023August 16, 2023
Dany Sigwalt, climate justice advocate and managing director of Green Leadership Trust, speaks at a climate rally outside the DNC in 2020. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Spotlight on Black Environmentalists: Dany Sigwalt, Green Leadership Trust

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 26, 2023August 16, 2023
A panel of experts speaks about clean energy and affordability at the Clean Energy Summit hosted by the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia on Jan. 18. From left: Ernest Jolly, D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility; Willa Hightower, Pepco; Tony Reames, U.S. Department of Energy; and Damali Harding, Regulatory Assistance Project. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

D.C. Public Service Commission’s Clean Energy Summit: What You Should Know

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 23, 2023August 16, 2023
A youth panel moderated by Jamal Holtz at the MLK Jr. Conversations and Crank Conference on Jan. 14 (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Moten Strikes the Right Note with Music-Filled Anti-Violence Conference

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 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)
Posted inClimate, Environment, MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Three Ways Dr. King’s Legacy Influences the Environmental Movement

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 18, 2023August 16, 2023
A nitrogen dioxide monitor sits next to a gas stove in a River Terrace home during an air quality test. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment, Health, National

National Tensions Heat Up Over Gas Stove Regulations

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 13, 2023August 16, 2023
Naadiya Hutchinson speaks at a climate rally in front of the Supreme Court building in D.C. on July 6. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

EPA Announces $100M in Environmental Justice Grants

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 12, 2023August 16, 2023
**FILE** Volunteers work with Clean Waterways to collect trash around the Anacostia River. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Three MLK Day Opportunities to Preserve Green Space

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 11, 2023August 16, 2023
The Chesapeake Bay from Virginia's Eastern Shore (Ken Lund via Flickr)
Posted inEnvironment

2022 Report Shows Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts Remain Stalled

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023

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