Climate Archives - Page 11 of 12 - The Washington Informer

Climate Archives - Page 11 of 12 - The Washington Informer

**FILE** Wes Moore (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment

Moore’s Nominee for Public Service Commissioner Withdraws After Pushback

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 8, 2023August 16, 2023

Congresswoman-elect 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 Tuesday. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment

Legislators and Green Groups Gather to Honor Late Congressman Donald McEachin

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 2, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** A playground at Parkview Recreation Center used by Bruce-Monroe Elementary School has closed after a routine test found lead levels higher than federal standards allow. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment

What on (Our) Earth is Going On?

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 1, 2023August 16, 2023

Deborah Wiggins, who lives near the northeast D.C. border, saw her yard fill with three feet of water during the rainstorm on Sept. 10, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Deborah Wiggins)

Climate, Environment, Homeownership

When It Rains, It Pours: Understand Your Home’s Flood Risk Before the Next Storm Hits

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 27, 2023August 16, 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)

Black Experience, Black History, Climate, Environment

Celebrating Black History Month: Key Moments in the Environmental Justice Movement

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 22, 2023August 16, 2023

Community members fought to protect this playground after learning about a zoning proposal for a 16-pump Royal Farms gas station that would have required its removal. From left: Jeff Cronin, Al Powell, Paul Rowe. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Community, Environment, Prince George's County

Prince George’s County Almost Tore Down a Playground to Put Up a Gas Station

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 15, 2023August 16, 2023

**FILE** An electric vehicle charging station (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Community, Environment

Three Climate Bills Introduced Last Week

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 8, 2023August 16, 2023

Rhonda Hamilton, community leader and ANC commissioner for single member district 6D08 near Buzzard Point, speaks at a press conference hosted by Stop the Oil Profiteering in front of the Senate building on Feb. 1. Alongside several members of Congress and national advocacy groups, Hamilton urged U.S. legislators to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable in response to record-shattering profits for the industry in 2022. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment

Will Oil Companies Use ‘Massive’ 2022 Profits to Lower Gas Prices?

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 8, 2023August 16, 2023

Climate, Community

Utilities Disconnected Maryland Households’ Power Over 70,000 Times Last Year, Report Says

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 1, 2023August 16, 2023

Mustafa Santiago Ali (Courtesy of Harvard Radcliffe Institute)

Climate, Environment

Environmental Justice on the Ballot

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 1, 2023August 16, 2023