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photo by Jim Gade on unsplash By Julia Scott Rising global temperatures present an urgent danger to our communities, our environment, and...

By: Ambika Chawla As the Biden-Harris administration designates climate change as a policy priority, increasing attention will be given...

By: Emma Brown On the outskirts of D.C., there’s a quiet little lot that makes for the perfect spot to lay out the picnic blanket and...

By: Lindsay Hollingsworth We’ve all seen them. The mosses creeping up foundations, the tiny leaves poking out from in between bricks, the...

By Tynekia Garrett, DC EcoWomen board member The inspiring journalist and social activist Dorothy Day once said, “the best thing to do...

By the DC EcoWomen Executive Board In early August, in a community room of an apartment building in Northeast D.C., the DC EcoWomen...

By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Over the last few years I have been incredibly fortunate to take on several roles on the Board of DC EcoWomen....

By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin Pick a Fire, Any Fire It is February in America. Just weeks into a new year, when the national gaze is turned...

By Tamara Toles-O’laughlin There is no neat and tidy way to sum up my feelings about current events. Highs and lows abound for all of us...

By Sarah Peters Water is essential to life, as Congress understood in 1972 when amendments to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,...

Where does it all come from – the paper you print your articles on, for the newspaper, for receipts and brochures? Is it recycled? Is it...

Today Marks the Day…. Today’s Google Doodle reminds us that today we celebrate Marie Curie‘s 144th birthday.  Is her name not ringing a...

Mark your calendars for the eco-party of the year for DC’s green gals and guys! There will be light hors d’oeuvres, prizes and happy hour...

Jessica Barnhouse, one of the female student architects of the award-winning Empowerhouse designed for the 2011 Solar Decathlon has been...

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This post discusses our September EcoHour with Monica Murphy, Manager of the Advanced Technology Demonstration Program at General Motors....

When: Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: George Washington University–University Yard. H Street between 20th and 21st Sts....

Pledge to UnCar for a Day! Join DC EcoWomen to celebrate Car Free Day (Thursday, Sept. 22), a worldwide event that encourages all of us...

Hello EcoWomen! It’s that time of year again, when the city empties out and everyone seems to be on vacation! I wanted to quickly update...