The impacts of climate change have become more and more apparent each coming year with the onset of higher temperatures, more intense droughts, and more destructive storms. According to some scientists, climate change has even played a role in the emergence of the COVID-19 virus. The worsening of the climate…

Editor: I first moved to Arlington in 2015 as a recent college graduate. I loved being in a quiet area so close to the intense energy of Washington. I will never forget the satisfaction of walking through my calm Pentagon City neighborhood to the library for the first time. Since…

Community gardens have gained prominence in recent years. In just the largest 100 US cities, there are almost 30,000 community gardens. Community gardens are popular all across the media with many praising them as ways for the community to confront problems, such as hunger created by the COVID-19 pandemic. No…

The environmentalist movement is usually associated with left-wing and liberal political ideologies. For example, conservative commentator Brian Sussman argued that the date of Earth Day, an important holiday for many American environmentalists, was chosen because it coincided with Vladimir Lenin’s birthday. Likewise, racial justice movements have traditionally been associated with…

Plastic is a part of our daily lives and has been for generations. It is in the containers at our picnics, it is in the toys our children play with, and it is even in our electronics. However, for many generations plastic has been the target of environmentalist groups that…

Editor: This year has seen many Arlingtonians taking action around national causes that they are passionate about. However, we should not forget local initiatives. One such important effort is the potential plastic-bag tax supported by EcoAction Arlington. If implemented by the Arlington County Board, this tax would discourage plastic-bag use…

By Stephen D’Alessio, EcoAction Arlington Volunteer The COVID-19 crisis has thrown environmentalist concerns completely off. The pandemic has drastically altered how governments at national and local levels are ordering their priorities as they rush to deal with the economic and health impacts of the disease. As a result, environmentalists are…

The advent of the COVID crisis threw everything in our lives into a panic. While I was fortunate enough to stay safe from the virus, on an emotional level, I felt like I was living in some kind of a nightmare. I could no longer spend time with my friends…

The COVID crisis caught environmentalist organizations at a difficult time. The Trump administration has repeatedly dismissed concerns about climate change since 2016 and showed no signs of changing course in the waning months of 2019. For example, in November of 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo notified the United Nations…