E writes: “earth day protest in front of dc gov building on pennsylvania street.”

Dave Statter reported: “According to @dcfireems radio traffic a protestor has attached themselves to the outside of the Wilson Building at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. (more…)


Update: “MPD reports the first amendment activity has cleared on I-395 at the 7th Street Ramp and the associated road closure is now open.”

Shelby writes at 8:38am: “looks like a group of protestors have 395 shut down”

From a press release:

“Dr. Rose Abramoff (a US climate change scientist and member of Scientist Rebellion), Declare Emergency and their supporters blocked I-395 (at the 7th St SW overpass) in Washington DC. (more…)


Thanks to Paul for sending Friday: “DC Water is doing some emergency repair work on 5th & A Streets, SE, and put up the “Planet Shift Ahead” warning sign. Never thought of DC Water as having much of a sense of humor.”

Guerilla environmental sign or does ‘planet shift’ have some other meanings?



14th Street NW, between Decatur and Buchanan Streets via WMATA

From WMATA:

“Major step in advancing the Board’s recently adopted goal of transitioning to a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2045

Metro announced that it will build its first all-electric bus garage, with infrastructure and equipment needed to run 100% electric vehicles, at the Northern Bus Garage in Northwest Washington, D.C. Construction of the operations and maintenance facility is expected to take four years once all approvals are received, and will open with a mix of the current Metrobus fleet and new battery-electric vehicles, transitioning to 100% electric as Metrobus’ electric bus fleet expands. (more…)



photo by Annie Mac

Thanks to Christopher Naoum for passing on: “Just got these pics from a friend’s run this morning? Is this where Ninja Turtles come from?” (more…)


Thanks to Steve for sending:

“Came across this guy bravely directing bicycle traffic on Beach Dr. Returned him to the creek, I think he was happier there. Who knew there were crawdads in Rock Creek?”

Hmm, not our first Crayfish sighting but this one seems a bit more natural. Anyone know/can confirm crayfish are native to Rock Creek?

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