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Ward 5 Council member Zachary Parker announced his introduction of new environmental justice legislation on Monday in Ivy City, a neighborhood facing numerous sources of pollution — including from the many large diesel-powered vehicles that pass by daily. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inClimate, Environment

Ward 5 Council Member Announces Bill to Address Pollution Hot Spots

by Kayla BenjaminNovember 8, 2023July 3, 2024

Council member Zachary Parker has introduced legislation that would require a Cumulative Impact Statement whenever polluting facilities seek to obtain or renew a permit within communities facing high pollution burdens, and would create a new energy and environmental justice office within the D.C. Department of Energy and the Environment.

Students from KIPP DC College Prep tour a solar facility and speak with leaders involved in the project's construction on Dec. 19. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
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Ward 5 Community Solar Facility Celebrates Construction Progress

by Kayla BenjaminDecember 26, 2022December 26, 2022
The effort that began 30 years ago by the late community activist Lillian J. Huff to build the Lamond-Riggs Library in Ward 5 now stands as a monument to her legacy. D.C. leaders joined a celebration to rename the newly renovated library in Huff's honor on June 27. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Bowser Cuts Ribbon on New Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library

by Lyndia GrantJune 29, 2022June 29, 2022
Paul Winestock, owner of His & Hers, poses with Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie. (Courtesy of McDuffie via Twitter)
Posted inBusiness, Local Business

His & Hers Caters to Both Powerful and Lesser-Known D.C. Residents

by James Wright Jr.June 8, 2022June 9, 2022
Vincent Orange (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity, Election 2022, Politics

Ward 5 Council Hopefuls Duke It Out at Candidates Forum

by James Wright Jr.May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Vincent Orange is seeking reelection as the Ward 5 council member. (WI file photo)
Posted inCommunity, Politics

Ward 5 Residents Express Concerns as Council Primary Looms

by James Wright Jr.April 20, 2022April 27, 2022
Posted inBusiness

Small Business Bonds Open to Wards 5,7 and 8 Firms

by James Wright Jr.February 23, 2022February 23, 2022
Posted inCommunity

Show Me Love DMV – Kenyan and Princess McDuffie

by Aja BeckhamFebruary 14, 2022February 15, 2022
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Launches $1.5M Payout Program for 132 Expectant and New Mothers

by James Wright Jr.January 19, 2022January 19, 2022
Clockwise from bottom left: Joseph Gilchrist, C.C. Ford, Ms. District of Columbia Vanella Alise Jackson-Crawford, Harry Thomas Jr. and Stacie Mack and Evelyn Spriggs Ford celebrate the 100th birthday of Ford in northeast D.C. on Nov. 30. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Evelyn Spriggs Ford Joins D.C.’s Elite Cohort of Centenarians

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorDecember 1, 2021

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