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Category: Environment

A portion of the birds that Lights Out DC volunteers found dead from collisions in 2021 (Courtesy of City Wildlife)
Posted inEnvironment

Flight Risk: Migrating Birds are Dying from Window Crashes in D.C.

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin October 23, 2024October 23, 2024

The D.C. Council has passed the Migratory Local Wildlife Protection Act, which requires new buildings to meet certain bird-safe design standards, in an effort to reduce bird collisions with buildings.

Katrina Davis hosts a satirical late-night talk show on YouTube for the Black Public Media series “BE HEARD: #ShopLikeNana,” a social awareness campaign about the adverse impact on the environment by low-priced clothes. (Courtesy of Andrew Max Levy)
Posted inLifestyle

Rethink the Value of Online Clothes Shopping vs. Climate Change

Brenda Siler photo by Brenda C. Siler October 23, 2024October 23, 2024
**FILE** District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb has announced a lawsuit against Fort Myer Construction Company for violating the city’s Water Pollution Control Act. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
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D.C. Sues Fort Myer Construction for Decade-Long Pollution of Stormwater System

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown October 18, 2024October 18, 2024
**FILE** President Joe Biden announced a new Environmental Protection Agency rule that mandates the replacement of lead service lines across the nation within 10 years. (WI photo)
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Biden Announces Nationwide Push for Lead Pipe Replacement, Prioritizing Underserved Communities

by WI Web Editor October 10, 2024October 10, 2024
Integrated with Uber, To Go Green offers an environment-friendly dining experience, where customers can pick up or deliver food directly through the online platform and receive their orders in durable reusable containers designed to withstand at least 1,000 uses. (Courtesy photo)
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Inaugural Reusable Takeout Service Comes to Northwest D.C.

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton October 9, 2024October 9, 2024
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Gas Leaks, Explosions Intensify Discussion about D.C.’s Clean Energy Future

Sam P.K. Collins photo by Sam P.K. Collins October 8, 2024October 8, 2024
CEO and co-founder Antonique Smith performs with New Bethel Choir at Climate Revival’s launch event on Sept. 13, a reflection of the nonprofit’s commitment to integrating faith with creativity in a call to action. (Jada Ingleton/The Washington Informer)
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Antonique Smith, Rev. Lennox Yearwood Launch Climate Revival

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton October 2, 2024October 2, 2024
**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
**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)
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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)
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DMV Academics and Activists Host 10th Annual Environmental Justice Symposium

Kayla Benjamin photo by Kayla Benjamin September 18, 2024September 18, 2024

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