Environmental Justice – Hola Cultura https://holacultura.com Latine Arts & Culture Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:07:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://i0.wp.com/holacultura.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-Mask-Group-4.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Environmental Justice – Hola Cultura https://holacultura.com 32 32 39910437 Ultrawealthy Homebuyers Are Driving Tree Loss in Ward 3 https://holacultura.com/ultrawealthy-homebuyers-are-driving-tree-loss-in-ward-3/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:49:31 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=84764 Hola Cultura

Ultrawealthy Homebuyers Are Driving Tree Loss in Ward 3

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC...

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]]> 84764 Commanders Promise to Preserve Some of RFK Stadium’s Heritage Trees https://holacultura.com/commanders-promise-to-preserve-some-of-rfk-stadiums-heritage-trees/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:26:37 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=84620 Hola Cultura

Commanders Promise to Preserve Some of RFK Stadium’s Heritage Trees

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC...

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]]> 84620 Catholic University and Other Schools Drive Significant Tree Loss In D.C., Sometimes Due to Competing ‘Green’ Initiatives https://holacultura.com/catholic-university-and-other-schools-drive-significant-tree-loss-in-dc/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:31:29 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=84486 Hola Cultura

Catholic University and Other Schools Drive Significant Tree Loss In D.C., Sometimes Due to Competing ‘Green’ Initiatives

Catholic University is the top deforester in D.C. since 2020, largely due to the removal of more than 300 trees to make way for the installation of a massive solar farm on its campus. But it is not the only D.C. school driving tree canopy loss, Hola Cultura's reporting finds.

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]]> 84486 More Than Trees: How One D.C. Program Is Investing in Parks and People https://holacultura.com/how-one-dc-program-is-investing-in-parks-and-people/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 20:15:02 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=84059 Hola Cultura

More Than Trees: How One D.C. Program Is Investing in Parks and People

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC...

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]]> 84059 In Another Giveaway to the Commander’s Billionaire Owner, the D.C. Council Is Set To Waive $1 Million in Fines to Chop Down Irreplaceable Heritage Trees https://holacultura.com/dc-council-is-set-to-waive-1million-in-fines-to-chop-down-irreplaceable-heritage-trees/ https://holacultura.com/dc-council-is-set-to-waive-1million-in-fines-to-chop-down-irreplaceable-heritage-trees/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=83845 Hola Cultura

In Another Giveaway to the Commander’s Billionaire Owner, the D.C. Council Is Set To Waive $1 Million in Fines to Chop Down Irreplaceable Heritage Trees

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC...

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]]> https://holacultura.com/dc-council-is-set-to-waive-1million-in-fines-to-chop-down-irreplaceable-heritage-trees/feed/ 1 83845 As Development Revs Up in Southeast, One Anacostia Native Is Protecting Her Family’s Land and the Trees That Make It Home https://holacultura.com/anacostia-native-is-protecting-her-familys-land-and-the-trees-that-make-it-home/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=83711 Hola Cultura

As Development Revs Up in Southeast, One Anacostia Native Is Protecting Her Family’s Land and the Trees That Make It Home

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from Spotlight...

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]]> 83711 Elizabeth Gearin Tackles the Unexplored Consequences of Greener Cities https://holacultura.com/elizabeth-gearin-tackles-the-unexplored-consequences-of-greener-cities/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=81406 Hola Cultura

Elizabeth Gearin Tackles the Unexplored Consequences of Greener Cities

In previous reporting, Hola Cultura’s podcast “The Climate Divide” has shared insights from experts who express growing concern over the...

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]]> 81406 The Shade Gap: How Development Is Taking a Toll on D.C.’s Tree Canopy, Putting Human Health At Risk https://holacultura.com/how-development-is-taking-a-toll-on-dcs-tree-canopy-putting-human-health-at-risk/ Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=81263 Hola Cultura

The Shade Gap: How Development Is Taking a Toll on D.C.’s Tree Canopy, Putting Human Health At Risk

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap,” supported by Spotlight DC and a seed grant...

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]]> 81263 This week on “The Climate Divide,” what tree equity could mean for the District https://holacultura.com/on-the-climate-divide-what-tree-equity-could-mean-for-the-district/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:54:13 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=75470 Hola Cultura

This week on “The Climate Divide,” what tree equity could mean for the District

If you want to see how tree cover varies throughout the District, travel from the lush upper northwest, the whitest...

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]]> 75470 This week on “The Climate Divide,” why the D.C. region’s tree canopy is at a turning point https://holacultura.com/on-the-climate-divide-why-the-dc-regions-tree-canopy-is-at-a-turning-point/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://holacultura.com/?p=75251 Hola Cultura

This week on “The Climate Divide,” why the D.C. region’s tree canopy is at a turning point

In today’s episode of “The Climate Divide,” we focus on the region’s tree canopy and what needs to happen now...

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