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Oct 20, 20193 min read

Five Steps to Make Your Wardrobe More Sustainable

By Hana G. Fashion has a major impact on the environment. Each year, the United States, alone, sends about 21 billion pounds of textile...

Sep 30, 20192 min read

DC Ecowomen help collect 6,365 pounds of trash

By Meagan Knowlton It only takes five second to produce a plastic spoon. It takes 500 years for that spoon to break down. That disparity...

Sep 23, 20194 min read

Climate action must engage and benefit women and girls

As the United Nations 2019 Climate Action Summit gets underway today in New York, DC EcoWomen asked UN Women to send us their thoughts...

Jul 21, 20192 min read

Five Rewarding Jobs for Women in the Environmental Field

By Kyaira Ware, Community Conservation Manager at Potomac Conservancy Working in the environmental field can be a fun, rewarding...

Jul 21, 20193 min read

A Note on 2019-2020 Leadership Transition

By Tamara Toles O’Laughlin It is with gratitude and every other kind of emotion that I reach out to you as I conclude my board service...

Jul 21, 20196 min read

Mosquito Misconceptions and Protecting Yourself from DC’s Skeeter Scourge

By Mayda Nathan, insect ecologist DC’s mosquitoes are enough to drive a person crazy. Abundant and stealthy, they make enjoying the DC...

Jul 14, 20192 min read

Ecotourism: Good or Bad?

By Artisha Naidu, Research and Content Fellow at Environic Foundation International With warmer the weather here, many people are...

Jul 14, 20193 min read

Cyclist, Pedestrian Safety: D.C. Can Learn from Other Cities

By Delger Erdenesanaa, DC EcoWomen member Once a week in April and May, rather than taking the Metro to work, I rode my bike from Takoma...

Jun 16, 20193 min read

How to Keep Inspiring Change for the Environment – Both Locally and Worldwide

By Tara Lundy, DC EcoWomen member We all know how important the health of our planet has become. Each year, startling statistics are...

Jun 8, 20193 min read

Women Paving the Way in Ocean Conservation

By Charlotte Runzel, DC EcoWomen member We’ve come a long way in the ocean conservation movement. While there’s still an enormous amount...