Best read of 2025
Out of everything we published in 2025, these stories attracted the largest number of views. Before ringing in the new...
investigative reporting
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.
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...
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...
A year of storytelling: our best-read articles of 2024
Check out the list of most viewed stories in both English and Spanish. Whether it be something new or an...