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Mar 19, 20214 min read

Hit the road without trashing the planet: Low-waste moving tips during COVID

By: Kelley Dennings The pandemic may have everyone stuck at home, but for many people the location of home is changing. In the months...

Mar 12, 20213 min read

D.C. Gardeners are Growing Food to Combat Climate Change

By: Julia John Nine-and-a-half years ago, lifelong gardener Kathy Jentz pushed to convert a brownfield site by her Silver Spring home...

Mar 5, 20213 min read

The Potomac River: The Life and Lungs of the DC Area

By: Angela Trenkle Photo Credit: Angela Trenkle, on November 8th 2020 at Great Falls Park in Virginia If you are a resident in the DC...

Mar 5, 20213 min read

6 Ways to Federally Aid the Adoption of EVs

By: Jane Marsh People look forward to a future with flying cars and hovercrafts, but the future of transportation is already here....

Feb 12, 20211 min read

This Valentine’s Day, the DCEW Executive Board share what they love about the environment

As most of America continues to deal with the effects of COVID and quarantining, it’s evident that we are all in need of feel good...

Jan 23, 20213 min read

Making New Year’s Resolutions? This Year Calls for Community Care

By: Tacy Lambiase In 2021, let’s commit to investing and caring for ourselves and our communities. For many of us, it’s a ritual. When a...

Jan 14, 20215 min read

8 Ideas for Eco-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions – And How to Actually Stick to Them

By: Ellie Long If you’re anything like me, you’re starting out 2021 more than a little exhausted from the events of the past year. Yes,...

Jan 4, 20215 min read

The Fight for Reproductive Health Care Is a Fight for Human Rights

By: Kelley Dennings ATT: “The Fight for Reproductive Health Care Is a Fight for Human Rights” by Kelley Dennings originally appeared as...

Nov 21, 20204 min read

Essential Food and Agriculture Workers Need Our Support During COVID-19

By: Jes Walton and Charlotte Tate Millions of people throughout our food supply chains, from farms to delivery drivers, are risking their...

Nov 15, 20204 min read

Exposed: Educating and Advocating In a Political Stalemate

By: Kaley Beins “In order to protect public health from chemical contamination, there needs to be a massive outcry–a choir of voices–by...