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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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The student co-authors of the new book “Through My Anacostia Eyes” and the book’s editor, Caroline Brewer, read aloud at a book launch at the University of the District of Columbia on Nov. 8. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEducation, Environment

Anacostia High School Students Co-Author Environmental Poetry Book

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023
Ranger Angela Crenshaw with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore at Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in February 2023. (Courtesy of Gregg Bortz/Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
Posted inEnvironment

Meet Angela Crenshaw, the First Black Woman to Lead Maryland’s Park Service

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023
House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks following his election. (Office of Speaker Mike Johnson via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inClimate, Environment

The New House Speaker Doesn’t Believe in Climate Change

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 8, 2023July 3, 2024
Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker announced his introduction of new environmental justice legislation on Monday in Ivy City, a neighborhood facing numerous sources of pollution — including from the many large diesel-powered vehicles that pass by daily. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Ward 5 Council Member Announces Bill to Address Pollution Hot Spots

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 8, 2023July 3, 2024
Demonstrators with Extinction Rebellion D.C. locked themselves together to delay work at a Washington Gas worksite in northeast D.C. Oct. 26. (Courtesy of Extinction Rebellion D.C.)
Posted inEnvironment

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

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 1, 2023November 1, 2023
As of Nov. 1, consumers in D.C. will be able to drop off home-use batteries of any kind for free at sites around the city, where they'll be picked up for recycling. (Courtesy of Heather Kennedy via Flickr)
Posted inCommunity, Environment

D.C. Launches All-Battery Recycling Drop-Offs

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 30, 2023November 2, 2023
Games and crafts brought Ivy City kids and families together at a community celebration of the neighborhood’s 150th anniversary. (Conrado Muluc/Empower DC)
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Northeast Neighborhood Ivy City Celebrates 150th Anniversary

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 25, 2023November 3, 2023
Brothers Lester Austin (right) and Hasker Austin (center) stop for a photo in front of the National African American History Museum while touring D.C. on e-bikes with a cousin, Lester Fultz, who was visiting from Cleveland. (Courtesy of Lester Austin)
Posted inEnvironment

‘Independent, Fun, Relaxing’: Two Black Washingtonians On E-Bike Riding

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 25, 2023October 26, 2023
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks with The Washington Post’s Michael Brice-Saddler during the opening session of Bloomberg CityLab on Oct. 18. (Courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies)
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Bowser Announces Program to Connect Local HBCU Grads to City Government Jobs

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 23, 2023October 23, 2023
Attendees of Bloomberg CityLab 2023 explored the District on a tour of murals around Union Market Oct. 18. (Courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies)
Posted inCommunity, Environment

DMV Locals Shine, Share District’s Innovations at 10th Annual CityLab Conference

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 20, 2023October 20, 2023

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