anacostia in the news
Snowstorms Triple Trash in Anacostia River
FOX.com (3/9/10)
 
Plans envision "green street" for C Street, NE
Greater Greater Washington (3/9/10)
 
A disposable bag fee for the Bay?
The Baltimore Sun (3/10/10)
 
Anacostia Clogged with Post-storm Debris
ABC 7 (3/8/10)
 
Capitol Riverfront: Still Growing
NBC ( 3/8/10)
 
Safety Concerns Over RFK Stadium Snow Piles
NBC (3/10)
 
A storm-water cleanup fee in your future?
The Baltimore Sun (3/2/10)
 
EmeraldPlanet - The Anacostia in the 21st Century and Beyond
upstream.tv (2/28/10)
 

February Steering Committee Meeting

Md. lawmakers propose delaying, weakening storm-water pollution controls
The Baltimore Sun (2/18/10)
 
Tax in the Bag
voanews.com (2/16/10)
 
Washington D.C Bag Tax Expected To Reduce Trash In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Area
All Headline News (2/17/10)
 
Montgomery County creek to be restored with state funds
The washington Post (2/16/10)
 
Plastic checkout bags in crosshairs again
The Baltimore Sun (2/15/10)
 
As D.C. blizzard melts, waterways could see influx of salt, chemicals
Earth News (2/16/10)
 
Weekend In Review: Tommy Wells On Race And The Bag Tax
Washington CityPaper (2/15/10)
 
Plastic bags linger as Richmond dithers
HamptonRoads.com (2/15/10)
 
Opinion: Paper, Plastic, or Neither?
AOL News (2/15/10)
 
Rapid melting of record snowfall could harm waterways, aquatic life
Washington Post (2/13/10)
 
City takes steps to control floating litter from stormwater runoff
WaterWorld.com(2/11/10)
 
The district's bag tax: a small price to pay
The GW Hatchet (2/08/10)
 
The ever-growing costs of pollution in the Chesapeake, Anacostia
The Washington Post (2/07/10)
 
Crews cleaning up sewage spill at Greenbriar wastewater station
Washington Post (2/3/10)
 
Anacostia River shows decades-long failure to improve water quality, ecosystem
Washington Post (2/2/10)
 
Washington, D.C. Becomes First U.S. City to Impose Fees on Disposable Grocery Bags
AllGov.com (1/25/10)
 
D.C. shoppers opt for roughing it over paying 5-cent bag tax
Washington Post (1/23/10)
 
Five-cent highway robbery? Bag fee sparks rebellion
USATODAY.com (1/23/10)
 
The bag that keeps on giving
Wisconsin State Journal (1/24/10)
 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and The Conservation Fund Announce Nationwide Partnership to Protect Water Resources
Freshnews.com (1/23/10)
 
County Council members criticize ICC changes
Gazette.net (1/21/10)
 
New Md. rules on storm runoff assailed
Baltimore Sun (1/18/10)
 
Pr. George's to hold meeting to discuss water, sewer resources
Washington Post (1/13/10)
 
Pr. George's decries loss of environmental projects for ICC
Washington Post (1/15/10)
 
The D.C. Bag Tax: Collusion against Consumers, Wrapped in Green
cato-at-liberty.org(1/14/10)
 
New bag fee prompts mixed reactions
The GW Hatchet (1/14/10)
 
District's New Bag Fee Sparks Confusion
wjla.com(1/12/10)
 
A tip of the hat, a kick in the pants
EastOregonian.com(1/12/10)
 
Where are the plastic bag fees going?
thestar.com (1/7/10)
 
District Bag Tax Hits Raw Nerve
washingtoninformer.com (1/7/10)
 
Jonetta Rose Barras: Bagging the bag
washingtonexaminer.com (1/7/10)
 
Free Tote Bags From the Golden Triangle BID
washingtonian.com (1/6/10)
 
A Capital Idea: Bag Fee to Reduce Litter, Clean Up River in Washington, DC
about.com (1/5/10)
 
Plastic bag fees: How did Washington, D.C. beat Portland?
oregonlive.com (1/5/10)
 
D.C. bags wasteful shopping habit with tax on paper and plastic
washingtonpost.com (1/2/10)
 
Patrick Gleason: New D.C. bag tax won't accomplish much
washingtonexaminer.com (1/3/10)
 
Bag tax has supporters, critics
Washingtonpost.com (1/3/10)
 
D.C. First to Impose Fee to Use Disposable Plastic, Paper Bags
abcnews.com (1/1/10)
 
New Year Brings New Fees, Taxes in D.C.
news8.net (12/31/09)
 
Reusable bag incentive begins in two days
news8.net (12/31/09)
 
Bagging pollution
washingtonpost.com (12/30/09)
 
Girl Scouts Help Shoppers Go Green, Save Green
nbcwashington.com (12/29/09)
 
DC Bag Tax Takes Effect January 1
myfoxdc.com (12/29/09)
 
Departing society director reflects on efforts to clean Anacostia River
gazette.net (12/17/09)

December Steering Committee Meeting

Wooded Hillock: Our tipping point
diamondbackonline.com (12/13/09)
 
WSSC, U.S. EPA, Area Leaders Kickoff Landmark Infrastructure Renewal Project
wsscwater.com (12/07/09)
 
DC Shoppers Will Pay Bag Fee to Save Anacostia River
ens-newswire.com (12/05/09)
 
Laurel considers new ways to manage effects of stormwater
Gazette.net (12/03/09)
 
A little piece of a greener world
Washington Post (12/02/09)
 
THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW - Donna Edwards”
Washington Examiner (11/27/09)
 
PG County Town Home to One of the Nation's Greenest Streets
NewsCheannel 8 (11/24/09)
 
Administrator Jackson Tours Recovery Act-Funded “Green Street”
epa.gov (11/24/09)
 
City prepares for bag fee
Washtington Times (11/17/09)
 
Washtington Buisness Journal (11/16/09)
 
DC to give out reusable bags
Washtington Examiner (11/16/09)
 
Reusable bags distributed to educate D.C. about new bag fee
Washtington Post (11/16/09)
 
D.C. lands $38.9M in stimulus funds for water work
Washtington Buisness Journal (10/20/09)
 
September Steering Committee Meeting


More than 1,000 freshmen help out in service event
The GW Hatchet (9/14/09)
 
Keeping the Anacostia River clean
WTOP (9/11/09)
 
EPA’s Urban Waters Service Day to Mark End of President Obama’s United We Serve Summer of Service
epa.gov (8/31/09)
 
To save the sea (and its living creatures) use tax policy and good practices to end the plastic legacy
nj.com (8/30/09)
 
August Steering Committee Meeting

Jonetta Rose Barras: Water works
Washington Examiner (8/23/09)
 
Best Picnic Spots by the Water
washingtonpost.com (8/6/09)
 
Put the hot summer on ice
Gazette.net (8/6/09)
 
D.C. is Giving Green to go Green - on Your Roof
Channel 8 News (8/5/09)
 
Washington, D.C., Bans Use of Coal-Tar Pavement Products Containing Toxic PAHs
chesapeakebay.net (7/7/09)
 
D.C. mayor signs bill setting disposable bag fee
wtop.com (7/7/09)
 
June Steering Committee Meeting

Efficient environmentalism
Diamondback Online (6/25/09)
 
Five cent bag tax wins final council vote
Washington Business Journal (6/16/09)
 
FOX 5 Top 5
Fox News (6/16/09)
 
News Channel 8 (6/16/09)
 
D.C. Council gives final approval to bag tax bill
Wtop.com (6/16/09)
 
UM Students Build Natural System to Reduce Anacostia Pollution and Flooding
SunHerald.com (6/16/09)
 
Community takes measures to reduce pollutants in Northeast Branch of Anacostia River
Gazette (6/11/09)
 
It's 5 cents in the bag
TheLedger.com (6/11/09)
 
UN Calls for Global Ban on Plastic Bags
dcist (6/10/09)
 
Builders protest new erosion control review fees
dcist (6/10/09)
 
D.C. tax would ban free use of plastic bags
The Washington Times (6/3/09)
 
Paper or Plastic? D.C. Council Votes for 5-Cent Tax on Both.
The Washington Post (6/3/09)
 
Md. Receives $121.6 Million in ARRA Funding for Clean Water Projects
Southern Maryland Online (6/2/09)
 
State receives $122 million for water projects
The Baltimore Sun (6/2/09)
 

April Steering Committee Meeting