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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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Fog in Rockville Cemetery on Jan. 25 (John Brighenti via Flickr)
Posted inEnvironment

Weather Whiplash: T-Shirt Temps in January

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 31, 2024February 1, 2024
Workers, contracted by WSSC Water, remove drywall as part of the cleanup and repair process in the basement of one Southern Avenue SE home on Jan. 18. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, Environment

Collapsed Pipe Floods Over a Dozen Southeast D.C. Homes with Sewage

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 24, 2024January 24, 2024
High schoolers from the Sunrise Movement hub at School Without Walls cheer after the D.C. State Board of Education voted to pass the student-written “Green New Deal for Schools” resolution on Jan. 17. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

D.C. Student Activists Win ‘First Step’ Vote Passing Green New Deal for Schools

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 22, 2024January 22, 2024
A gas explosion on Marion Barry Avenue SE destroyed a D.C. convenience store on Jan. 18, causing minor injuries to one person hit by flying debris. (Ja'Mon Jackson/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Gas Explosion in Southeast D.C. Levels Convenience Store, Injures One

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 18, 2024January 18, 2024
The Washington DC Snowball Fight Association holds an early morning “Battle of Snowpenheimer” snowball fight on the National Mall on Jan. 16. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

D.C. Finally Gets Its Snow Day — And May See More In Coming Days, Weeks

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 16, 2024January 16, 2024
The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, rallies the crowd at a demonstration against major banks' fossil fuel investment in downtown D.C. in March 2023. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment, Faith, MLK Memorial Issue, Religion, Supplements

Environmental Justice From a Place of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 14, 2024January 17, 2024
Climate activists gather outside the Public Service Commission’s office Dec. 20, when the commission voted to pause new funding for Washington Gas' PROJECTPipes. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

D.C. Hits Pause on New Funding for Washington Gas Pipe Replacement Project

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 3, 2024January 3, 2024
Posted inClimate, Environment

2024 Climate and Environment Goals

by Kayla BenjaminJanuary 3, 2024July 3, 2024
Smoke drifting into the D.C. region from Canadian wildfires shrouds the Capitol Building on June 8. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

2023 Climate Coverage: D.C.’s Environmental News During the World’s Hottest 12 Months Ever Recorded

by Kayla BenjaminDecember 27, 2023July 3, 2024
Rendering of the proposed D.C. Archives building on the University of the District of Columbia’s Campus, from the front entrance (Hartman-Cox Architects)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Plans for a New D.C. Archives Include Fossil Fuels — That Might Break D.C. Law

by Kayla BenjaminDecember 21, 2023July 3, 2024

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