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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)

Education, Environment

Anacostia High School Students Co-Author Environmental Poetry Book

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023

Black Americans go to church, higher than any other demographic group. But when it comes to the climate crisis, the Black church is not generally fulfilling that long-standing role as the first stop for solutions. (Courtesy of Pixabay)

Faith, Religion

Why the Black Church Needs to Go Green

by WI Web EditorNovember 15, 2023November 15, 2023

At Sycamore & Oak in Congress Heights, more than 90 students from around D.C. participated in hands-on demonstrations of forestry careers at Upward Ground: A Nature Equity Experience on Oct. 12. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Community, Environment

Photo Essay: D.C. High Schoolers Discover Careers in Trees

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 16, 2023October 16, 2023

architecture auto automobiles bridge

THOMPSON: Reducing Negative Health Impacts from Transportation on Communities of Color

by WI Web EditorOctober 14, 2023October 16, 2023

Parisa Norouzi, executive director of community justice group Empower DC, leads a “toxic tour” highlighting pollution from a chemical factory and the fight for green space in the Ivy City neighborhood Sept. 26. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Community, Environment

EPA Launches Regional Environmental Justice Training Grants at Ivy City Event

by Kayla BenjaminOctober 4, 2023October 6, 2023

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, speaks at the Lincoln Memorial for the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment, March on Washington 2023

‘Racial Justice is Climate Justice’: Hip Hop Caucus CEO Emphasizes Environmental Justice at March on Washington

by Kayla BenjaminAugust 28, 2023July 3, 2024

Rev. Dr. Ambrose Carroll Sr. (Courtesy of The Green Church)

Climate, Environment

Why Green The Church Connects Faith With Climate Justice

by WI Web EditorAugust 9, 2023July 3, 2024

Ivy City environmental justice activist Sebrena Rhodes climbs into a car equipped with specialty air quality sensors for a ride-along through her neighborhood following the official launch of the District’s hyperlocal air quality monitoring pilot program. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Community, Environment

Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You: Air-Quality-Monitoring Cars

by Kayla BenjaminMay 26, 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

Mustafa Santiago Ali (Courtesy of Harvard Radcliffe Institute)

Climate, Environment

Environmental Justice on the Ballot

by Kayla BenjaminFebruary 1, 2023August 16, 2023