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Category: Environment

**FILE** Flooding in a home in Southeast D.C. in 2024. During the summer months, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and monsoons can rapidly bring forth heavy rainfall, making affected regions more susceptible to floods. Experts emphasize preparing for storms as heavy downpours can be deadly. (WI photo)
Posted inEnvironment

7 Things You Should Know During a Flood Watch or Warning 

Avatar photo by Mya Trujillo July 9, 2025July 10, 2025

During the summer months, heavy rainfall can cause rapid flooding, and experts emphasize the importance of preparing for storms, as heavy downpours can be deadly, and more cuts to the NOAA and NWS may make accurate forecasting and efficient coordination more difficult.

Plants and Blooms Reimagined founder Kaifa Anderson-Hall (left) and board member Ngozi Hall (right) present the design plan for the organization’s new Bloom Mobile, an initiative funded by the Share Fund. (Mya Trujillo/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

A Blooming Business: Plants and Blooms Reimagined Expands Plant-Based Mental Health Services

Avatar photo by Mya Trujillo July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Garden Party attendees participate in an exercise that encourages them to exude confidence while dancing in the middle of a cypher. (Mya Trujillo/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Farming for the Future: Ward 1 Garden Party Champions Food Access, Sustainability

Avatar photo by Mya Trujillo June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Due to a higher demand for energy in the July 2024 PJM Interconnection energy auction, D.C. Pepco customers will face an increase of almost 18% in their utility bills this summer. (Mya Trujillo/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Pepco Bills Jump as Energy Demand Surges Across the Region

Avatar photo by Mya Trujillo June 18, 2025June 18, 2025
An environmentalist holds a sign at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rally against Trump-era downsizing on June 4. (Mya Trujillo/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

The Fight to Preserve NOAA: Scientists Rally to Save Key Climate and Ocean Research

Avatar photo by Mya Trujillo June 11, 2025June 12, 2025
**FILE** Oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay are increasing, while blue crab levels are decreasing. (Anthony Tillman/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

Mixed News for Maryland Conservationists: Oyster Populations Up, Blue Crab Numbers Down

by Richard D. Elliott June 4, 2025June 5, 2025
After major weather disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) usually sends people door-to-door in affected communities. However, FEMA will discontinue door-to-door canvassing according to an internal agency memo. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inEnvironment

Disaster Aid Was Already Unequal. Will Changes at FEMA Make Things Worse?

by Willy Blackmore, Special to The Informer via Word in Black May 28, 2025May 28, 2025
The Conservatory’s homage to the DMV is one of three rotating exhibits displayed at MGM National Harbor each year and includes the Maryland blue crab (pictured above), which thrives in the saline levels of the Chesapeake Bay. (Mya Trujillo/The 51¿´Æ¬ Informer)
Posted inEnvironment

‘A Love Letter to the DMV’: MGM Conservatory Showcases Local Landmarks, Native Flora

Avatar photo by Mya Trujillo May 21, 2025May 21, 2025
brown and white bird perched on a cable wire
Posted inOpinion

JEALOUS: When the Birds Stop Singing

by Ben Jealous May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
Organizations, such as Edgewood Community Farm, suggest that simple techniques such as growing sunflowers not only beautify the outdoors but, over time, help to remediate the soil. (Courtesy of Edgewood Community Farm)
Posted inEnvironment

Beneath the Surface: Uncovering the Hidden Dangers of Soil Contamination

Avatar photo by Dr. Patrise Holden May 14, 2025May 14, 2025

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