Anacostia Watershed In The News

A roundup of Anacostia-related news articles and posts.

21
December

Community group helps prepare the Anacostia River for climate change
Yale Climate Connections (2022)

14
October

Federal Bill Would Study Swimming In Potomac, Anacostia Rivers
Chesapeakebay Magazine (2022)

02
November

Beautiful Autumn Walks Along Our River
WTOP (2022)

14
October

Region ‘making big steps’ in bringing back a swimmable, fishable Anacostia
WTOP (2022)

09
August

Can Anacostia Build a Bridge Without Displacing Its People?
NY Times (2022)

28
April

There’s An Angry Turkey Attacking People On The Anacostia Riverwalk
dcist (2022)

22
April

Montgomery County Joins Trash Trapping Effort To Keep Litter Out Of Waterways
dcist (2022)

22
March

Time To Lift The Ban On Swimming In The Potomac And Anacostia Rivers, Advocates Say
dcist (2022)

07
February

The Big Picture on River Recovery from Tommy Wells
HillRag (2022)

19
August

Newly constructed tunnel stops 200 million gallons of sewage from flowing into Anacostia
ABC 7 WJLA (2020)

23
April

OMA reveals updated design for Washington DC garden bridge
dezeen(2020)

22
April

Washington, D.C.’s 11th Street Bridge Park gets blessing from National Capital Planning Commission
The Architech's Newspaper (2020)

22
April

Plans approved for 'bridge park' over Anacostia River
Bridge Design & Engineering (2020)

21
April

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: It’s Our River: A Decade of Urban Waterways
The Washington Informer (2020)

10
March

In-river pool idea floated to encourage swimming in Anacostia
Bay Journal (2020)

2
March

Will Our Rivers Ever Be Sewage-Free?
thekojonnamdishow 88.5 (2020)

27
February

Prince George’s Woman Awarded for Environmental Work
NBC Washington (2020)

24
February

How Clean Is The Anacostia River? Ask A Robot
WAMU (2020)

3
February

Press Release: National Park Service approves plan for improvements at Buzzard Point Park
The DC Line (2020)

30
January

We don’t need to just plant trees. We also need to take care of them.
Washington Post (2020)

23
January

Oil Spill/SPCC Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Beltsville, Maryland Vegetable Oil Recycler Enter into Consent Agreement
jdsupra (2020)

11
January

Our River: The Anacostia: Learning Lessons From A Bridge
East of the River (2020)

9
January

Environmentalists Mobilize to Clean Anacostia River
The DC Post (2020)

17
December

By 2025, we could fish and swim in the once notoriously-polluted Anacostia River
Greater Greater Washington (2019)

1
December

New Signs to Warn of Maryland's Contaminated Fishing Spots
NBC Washington (2019)

20
November

D.C.’s Kingman Island Is Experimenting With Urban Camping
WAMU (2019)

15
November

Citizen Scientists Explore the Anacostia Watershed
National Park Foundation (2019)

5
November

That 5¢ bag fee you pay in DC, it’s supposed to help clean the Anacostia. Does it?
WUSA9 (2019)

1
November

New hiking trail to open east of the Anacostia River this weekend
Curbed, DC (2019)

28
October

Ward 8 residents fight invasive species, litter, and discrimination to keep their woods alive
Greater Washington (2019)

24
October

Can a few hundred mussels become millions in the Anacostia?
Bay Journal (2019)

25
September

Why mussels are being used to clean the Anacostia River
WJLA (2019)

12
September

DC Adds Mussel To Federal Ruling On E. coli Limits
Water Online (2019)

19
August

D.C. is adding freshwater mussels to the Anacostia River to help clean it
Curbed (2019)

16
August

Rowers, bicyclists and pedestrians face off over a new Anacostia River crossing
Washington Post (2019)

8
August

DC adding mussels to Anacostia River to combine cleanup and conservation
WTOP (2019)

2
August

Elevated Public Park to Span Anacostia River by 2023
Chesapeake Bay Magazine (2019)

24
July

Company Donates $5 Million For Anacostia Bridge: Report
Patch (2019)

10
July

More People Are Using D.C.’s Rivers. Lawmakers Say Better Management Is Needed
WAMU 88.5 (2019)

25
June

Can you trust beach safety data?
WUSA9 (2019)

19
June

A bridge would connect the Arboretum and Kenilworth Park, but how will it impact the Anacostia River?
Greater Green Washington (2019)

14
June

Breakfast links: Testing shows the Anacostia River is filled with tiny bits of plastic
Greater Green Washington (2019)

13
June

The Anacostia River Is Full Of Tiny Shards Of Plastic
DCist (2019)

11
June

2018 Was Really Rainy. That’s Bad News For The Anacostia River
WAMU 88.5 (2019)

8
June

Gray to Green: Part of Old RFK Stadium Lot is Now A Park
WAMU 88.5 (2019)

6
June

Anacostia Flunks River Report Card, Record Rain to Blame
Chesapeake Bay Magazine (2019)

14
April

The Anacostia River Festival
Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR, 2019)

19
March

Groups pursue community engagement after Anacostia River Pool study documents the idea’s feasibility
TheDCLine (2019)

16
March

The Chesapeake Bay is thriving. Trump's proposal to slash funding would bring a dramatic ...
Washington Post (2019)

15
March

Eight Montgomery County Organizations Receive Grants Totaling $388,000 for Environmental Projects
Montgomery County Office of Public Information (2019)

20
February

With DC grant in hand, Anacostia Riverkeeper will deploy volunteers to test water quality come May
TheDCLine (2019)

7
January

DC Water tunnel saves Anacostia River from 4.5 billion gallons of sewage overflow in 2018
WJLA (2019)