environmental issues Archives - Page 4 of 27 - The Washington Informer

environmental issues Archives - Page 4 of 27 - The Washington Informer

Brothers from Florida check out the cherry blossoms with their parents, who booked the D.C. family vacation after a planned class trip was canceled. “I’m lucky that we came in the spring… I really loved to see all of this,” Dory Pardieu, 10, said. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Longer Cherry Blossom Bloom Expected After Record Early Peak

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024

**FILE** Courtesy of zerowaste.dc.gov

D.C. Community Fair Aims to Empower Residents With Zero-Waste Resources

by James Wright Jr.March 20, 2024March 21, 2024

Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, is shown here in a still from the documentary "Farming While Black." The D.C. Environmental Film Festival will host a screening of the movie on March 29. (Courtesy photo)

DCEFF 2024 Lineup: From Otter Love Stories to Environmental Justice Battles

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 18, 2024March 18, 2024

D.C. Department of Energy and Environment’s Josh Burch, Anacostia Parks & Community Collaborative’s Brenda Richardson and Anacostia Riverkeeper’s Trey Sherard lead the group through Fort Dupont Park for the first stop on the Feb. 26 tour. Behind them are others from DOEE and from the Anacostia Watershed Society, the National Park Service and the White House Council on Environmental Quality. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

A Tale of Three Creeks: Photos from D.C.’s Stream Restoration Projects

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 13, 2024March 13, 2024

LaRuby May, partner at May Jung Law Firm and former Ward 8 council member (Courtesy photo)

Three Black Women Making History in Environmental Justice Across Industries

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 7, 2024July 3, 2024

Tidal flooding in downtown Annapolis in October 2017 (Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)

Maryland is Sinking Due to Sea Level Rise

by Asha TaylorMarch 6, 2024March 7, 2024

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks emphasized the curbside composting program's twin goals: providing extra trash services for residents and pushing environmental sustainability. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Prince George’s County Wins National Composting Award

by James Wright Jr.February 27, 2024February 28, 2024

A pile of tires sits off the northbound side of Interstate 295 in D.C., just past Pennsylvania Avenue SE. About 100 of them are sprawled around the woods at the spot. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Tire Dumping Epidemic: D.C. Residents Fight Back Against Illegal and Dangerous Trash

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 26, 2024February 26, 2024

Category 5 or 6, Massive Hurricanes Threaten Black Folks Most

by WI Web EditorFebruary 21, 2024February 21, 2024

Spotted salamanders chill on a log by a vernal pool on Kingman Island on Feb. 16. (Courtesy of D.C. Department of Energy and Environment)

Kingman Island Reopens After Weeklong Cleanup Removes Toxic Debris

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 19, 2024February 19, 2024