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Climate, Environment

D.C. Council Members Introduce Bills on Lead Pipe Replacements

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Ronnie Webb, director of The Green Scheme, stands in Oxon Run Creek with Jaren Hill Lockridge, the director of The Well. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Climate, Environment

First Week at the Well: Ward 8 Urban Farm Reopens March 21

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 15, 2023August 16, 2023

Dozens of advocates wear neon green in support of Howard County's building electrification bill at a Feb. 23 hearing. (Courtesy of HoCo Climate Action)

Climate, Environment

Howard County Becomes 100th U.S. Locality to Pass a Key Climate Policy

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 14, 2023August 16, 2023

**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

Liz Jones (center), stands with volunteers and partners at a New Year's celebration in front of Elmira's Market, passing out free black-eyed peas and greens. (Courtesy of Liz Jones)

Health Supplements, Supplements

Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Families: A Q&A with Liz Jones of Greenwithin

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 8, 2023March 8, 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

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

On Jan. 21, several ANC commissioners converged on Deanwood Recreation Center in Northeast for a public safety meeting that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), standing next to Acting Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah, hosted. (Courtesy of the Mayor's Office)

ANC Commissioners Demand More of an Expanding Office

by Sam P.K. CollinsFebruary 8, 2023February 10, 2023