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Category: Environment

**FILE** Birds fly around the Anacostia River. A new study has found that the water in waterfront towns with significant Black populations is far less likely to be subject to water-quality monitoring. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

The Untested Waters of Black Lakeside Communities

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

A study has found that lakes in communities of color are three times less likely to be monitored for water quality than those in white communities, leading to potential health risks and environmental hazards going undetected.

**FILE** Sen. Chris Van Hollen co-introduced the Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act, requiring the biggest polluters in America to begin paying their fair share to confront the climate crisis. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Sen. Chris Van Hollen Sponsors Tax on America’s Biggest Polluters to Fund Climate Change Solutions

by Richard D. Elliott September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
An in-person session at the Environmental Justice Symposium titled “Environmental Justice Issues in Washington, DC” featured: Dennis Chestnut, board chair of the Ward 7 Resilience Hub Community Coalition; ANC commissioners Rhonda Hamilton (Buzzard Point) and Sebrena Rhodes (Ivy City); Xavier Brown, UDC’s Anacostia ambassador and director of C2 Academy; Anthony David environmental justice community organizer with Empower DC; and Tené Lewis, volunteer leader with NAACP DC’s Campaign to Reduce Lead Exposure and Asthma. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

DMV Academics and Activists Host 10th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin September 18, 2024September 18, 2024
Members of the environmental group Extinction Rebellion DC wore costumes to highlight endangered species at a Sept. 3 press conference protesting the rehabilitation plan at Rock Creek Park Golf Course. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Controversial Rock Creek Park Golf Course Renovation Receives Final Green Light

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin September 11, 2024September 14, 2024
Trash outside of an apartment building in Southeast D.C. (D.R. Barnes/The Washington Informer)
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Trash in D.C.: The Impact on Mental Health and the Need for Action

Shevry Lassiter photo by Shevry Lassiter September 11, 2024September 11, 2024
**FILE** In the fight to protect Maryland from climate change and flooding, U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen have had major successes this year. The recent funding they have secured will support water infrastructure, renewable energy, and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Team Maryland Secures Federal Dollars for Flood Resilience, Water Infrastructure Upgrades

by Richard D. Elliott September 4, 2024September 4, 2024
**FILE** An air quality test is conducted inside a kitchen in Northeast D.C. in 2022, while the gas stove was turned on to determine gas leaks that affect asthma and other respiratory ailments in housing. The Chesapeake Climate Action Network condemned Washington Gas in a statement on Aug. 27, for failing to fix cancer-causing gas leaks that have affected people and their animals. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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Climate Advocacy Group Slams Washington Gas Over Safety Concerns, Sick Animals

by Eden Harris August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
Democratic U.S. Rep Lisa Blunt Rochester speaks at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 21. Using QR codes, emails and other electronic forms of communication, this year's Democratic National Convention aimed to be the most sustainable convention in the country's history. (Earl Gibson/The Washington Informer)
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Democratic National Convention Boasts Record Sustainability

Ashleigh Fields by Ashleigh Fields August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
Flag of the District of Columbia (Courtesy of dpw.dc.gov)
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D.C. Government Reports Progress on Sustainable DC Plan

by WI Web Staff August 28, 2024August 28, 2024
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Katrina’s Wake-Up Call: The Urgency of Climate Action Now

by Dr. Tonya Calhoun, Director, Community Engagement, Environmental Defense Fund August 21, 2024August 21, 2024

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