The D.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examine (OCME) is investigating the possible hypothermia deaths of four individuals believed to be part of D.C.’s unhoused population. The four died in the days after the January winter storm.

The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count looked different this year as icy streets and freezing temperatures led the city to cancel part of the usual census of people experiencing homelessness in the District.

Trees are God’s greatest gift to Earth; they give us oxygen, food, shelter, and carbon capture. Trees produce almost all our fruits.

The remaining residents of Museum Square say they have faced increasingly difficult conditions, yet they are determined to stay.

The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) addressed public housing, development plans, and subsidy swap operations in a recent meeting.

Vendor Aida Peery on the impact of the Canadian wildfires on the U.S. environment.

Brianna Butler advises readers on how to keep the world clean.

The Emergency Response and Shelter Operations Committee of the Interagency Council on Homelessness revealed there had been an error in the number reported of unhoused individuals whose main cause of death was hypothermia in 2021.

Artist/Vendor Rochelle Walker shares a piece of poetry about water.

On Friday, April 22, organizations all around D.C. will celebrate Earth Day.

Michele Rochon on climate change.

Artist and vendor Shuhratjon Ahmadjonov explains why trees are dying rapidly in D.C.

Ayub Abdul shares a poem reflecting on how every day should be Earth Day.

Ball reveals the harsh effects weather has on his living conditions.

Solar Works D.C., through the DDOE, employs low-income residents in a solar installation and job training program. Panels are installed across the District, and low-income residents can request installations for free.

Kathryn McKelvey explores the connection between climate disasters and homelessness.

Street Sense artist and vendor Ayub Abdul writes about the harm caused by diesel fuel.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine participated in an event with The Sierra Club to tout his offices work with the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and lead hazard enforcement.

A handful of residents of Barry Farm, a public housing complex in Anacostia, breathed a sigh of relief earlier this year when plans to demolish and redevelop the neighborhood were sent back for revision.

“Undesign the Redline” is an interactive look at how the effects of discriminatory selling practices present in the 1930s housing market still affect low-income neighborhoods today. The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND) featured the exhibit as the centerpiece of its annual meeting and housing expo this year and in its downtown D.C. office throughout June.