Kayla Benjamin Archives - Page 2 of 20 - The Washington Informer

Volunteers and event attendees stop by a clothing/item swap station at a March 30 Zero Waste DC Community Fair hosted by D.C.'s Department of Public Works and Department of Energy and Environment. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer)

Environment, Supplements, Sustainability

D.C.’s New Plan to Slash Its Trash

by Kayla BenjaminApril 17, 2024April 17, 2024

worms eyeview of green trees

Climate, Environment, Supplements, Sustainability

Environmental Issues and Environmental Action: They’re Everywhere

by Kayla BenjaminApril 17, 2024July 3, 2024

Artwork by Environmental Justice Artivist Sherri Lumpkin (Courtesy of Lumpkin)

D.C. Nonprofit Launches 9-Month Fellowship for Environmental Justice Artivists

by Kayla BenjaminApril 17, 2024May 1, 2024

New York City skyline as seen from Weehawken, New Jersey (Joanne Wan/Flickr)

Environment, National

Earthquake Centered in New Jersey Causes Tremors as Far as Baltimore

by Kayla BenjaminApril 7, 2024April 8, 2024

The plot of land on Howard’s campus that had been the Halo G.R.E.E.N. Garden for 13 years, shortly after university administration dismantled the garden, removing plant beds and uprooting fruit trees. (Courtesy of Halo G.R.E.E.N. Garden Club)

Howard University Demolishes Garden Bison Tended for 13 Years Following Rat Complaints

by Asha TaylorApril 3, 2024April 3, 2024

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)

Community, Environment

Longer Cherry Blossom Bloom Expected After Record Early Peak

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Lakisha Ann Woods, CEO of the American Institute of Architects (Courtesy photo)

Climate, Environment

Lakisha Ann Woods: Strategic Leadership for a More Equitable Industry

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 20, 2024July 3, 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

Gallaudet Street NE was symbolically designated Alexander Crummell Way, a move celebrated at an event hosted by Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker on Friday. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

Black History, Community

Ward 5 Honors Black History Heroes: Alexander Crummell Way Unveiled in Ivy City

by Kayla BenjaminMarch 15, 2024March 15, 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