Posts tagged Environmental Justice
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Do Something: The week of March 11, 2024
This week on Do Something: weigh in on Rhode Island Avenue; the once and future Fort Myer asphalt plant; Moore Housing nears the finish line in Maryland; and get ready for endorsements in Virginia. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Please drive less in August, request air quality experts
Air quality experts ask people to drive less the rest of this summer to clean the air. Attendees at Baltimore Red Line public meetings express mix of emotions and vision for line. Bowser administration commissioning study on stadium and arena funding. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: All but two McPherson Square encampment residents are without permanent housing
Most McPherson Square residents remain unhoused after Wednesday’s sweep. Maryland is pausing changes to its vehicle emissions inspection program. Duke Street transitway project considering dedicated bus lanes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: National FAA outage disrupts local and national air travel
National FAA outage disrupts local and national air travel. Loudoun County transit workers strike in response to lost health benefits. House Republicans want federal employees back in the office. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC Mayor Bowser releases five-year economic development plan
Bowser provides details on downtown development goal, and adds others for increasing Black incomes, grocery access. Federally-funded DC hotel shelter program to end. Structural problems continue at Bethesda’s Rock Creek West Apartments. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: WMATA, safety regulators clash over train shortage
Metro’s board and safety commission clash over system’s train shortage. DC sues chemical manufacturer over pesticides in area rivers, water supply. Missing middle plans spark debate in Arlington, nationwide. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Traffic safety advocates demand more protections for cyclists, pedestrians during vigil/rally in front of Wilson Building
Traffic safety advocates hold “Blood on Your Hands” rally. MoCo rents also rising, as the county council tables rent control measures until September. Fairfax County bag tax is on track to raise $1.2 million in its first year. Keep reading…
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What would a Green New Deal for DC look like?
The Green New Deal, the economic and environmental plan most prominantly championed by New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has sweeping ideas for a change in national policy. But what would a more localized Green New Deal for DC look like? Keep reading…
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National Links: The one with the trucker shortage
The frequent turnover of truck drivers is being overlooked. In the past 30 years, 200,000 people in communities of color were displaced by US highways. Environmentalists experience burnout, too. Keep reading…
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National links: Forget yard signs. The latest political statement is… walking?
Preferring to walk to the store is apparently an indicator of your politics now. The American environmental movement is finally turning away from its exclusive roots. Where did all the transit funding go? Keep reading…