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Government Resources: States: Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Washington, DC: Arts, Culture, Entertainment, Sports, Parks and Recreation

Washington, DC: Environment, Climate, Geology, Energy, Mining, Animals and Natural Disasters

Air Quality Data Assessment and Analysis (DC Department
of Energy and the Environment)
District Department of Energy and the Environment (DC
Government)
The District of Columbia; its Rocks and Their Geologic History,
1950 (U.S. Geological Survey)
Water in the District (DC Department of Energy
and Environment)

Washington, DC: Education, Literacy, Museums and Libraries

Washington, DC: Equality, Democracy, Privacy, Civil and Human Rights

Mayor Bowser Introduces Legislation to Restore the Civil Rights
of Residents with Intellectual Disabilities, March 23, 2017 (DC Government)
Mayor Bowser Signs the Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights Amendment
Act of 2019 into Law (DC Government)
Mayor’s Office on African American Affairs (DC Government)
Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (DC Government)
Office of Disability Rights (DC Government)
Office of Human Rights (DC Government)

Washington, DC: General Information, Maps and Statistics

QuickFacts District of Columbia (U.S. Census Bureau)

Washington DC: Government, Elections and Politics

Washington, DC: Health, Disability, Safety, Nutrition and Fitness

Characteristics of COVID-19 Cases and Outbreaks
at Child Care Facilities — District of Columbia, July–December 2020
DC Department of Health Confirms First Coronavirus Case,
March 7, 2020 (Executive Office of the Mayor)
Maternal and Infant Health (Executive Office of the Mayor, DC)

Washington, DC: History, Anthropology and Geography

The Grave of Commodore Thomas Tingey (Library of Congress Blog)
Memorials in Washington DC (National Capital Planning
Commission)
Washington As It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak,
1923-1959 (American Memory from the Library of Congress)
Washington D.C., Became the Capital July 16, 1790 (Library
of Congress)

Washington; D.C.: Poverty and Social Protection Programs

DC Homeless Encampment to Be Cleared But Will It Fix the Problem?
February 13, 2023 (VOA News)