The Secret River in the Nation's Capital
10/17/11 - The Ocean Doctor Radio Show
News
2011
Go Home Already: Where Are You Going?
10/12/11 - DCist
DC Water Breaks Ground on Massive Tunnel Project
10/12/11 - DCist
DC Breaks Ground On $2.6 Billion Sewage Tunnel
10/12/11 - WAMU
Superfundamentals: The District Says It Can Handle The Cleanup of Its Most Toxic Site. Environmentalists Beg to Differ.
10/12/11 - Washington City Paper
District of Columbia prepares to build underground sewage tunnels in effort to cut pollution
10/7/11 - The Washington Post
Greener Infrastructure Manages Stormwater In DC
10/6/11 - WAMU
EPA renews DC’s stormwater discharge permit under conditions
10/5/11 - The Washington Post
Love You, Anacostia River, No Matter What
9/30/11 - Washington City Paper
DC officials celebrate restoration of Anacostia’s Kenilworth Marsh
9/27/11 - The Washington Post
North Brentwood hosts second annual Going Green Expo
9/26/11 - MD Gazette
DC’s Bag Ban An Environmental Success
9/26/11 - Washington City Paper
Oil-Like Substance Found in the Anacostia River
8/15/11 - WUSA9
Paddle Power
8/18/11 - MD Gazette
Tests to identify substance in Anacostia River that sparked oil spill fears
8/18/11 - The Washington Post
More Samples Taken From Anacostia River After Spill
8/18/11 - WUSA9
Anacostia River test results show no oil spilled
8/18/11 - WJLA
Video of the Anacostia River's mysterious substance
8/18/11 - TBD
Morning Links
8/17/11 - Washingtonian Capital Comment Blog
No One Really Knows What's Making The Anacostia Shimmer
8/17/11 - DCist
Anacostia River tests positive for petroleum, then doesn’t
8/16/11 - The Washington Times
Slick Spill On Anacostia River Is Petroleum Based
8/16/11 - Hyattsville Patch
6:30 a.m. Update: Oil-Like Product Found In Anacostia River
8/16/11 - WUSA9
DC officials say oily substance found covering part of Anacostia; booms deployed to contain it
8/16/11 - The Washington Post
Coast Guard: Anacostia River is not covered in oil
8/16/11 - WTOP
Coast Guard, local agencies respond to reports of spill in Anacostia River
8/16/11 - United States Coast Guard
Oil Spill in the Anacostia River
8/16/11 - WAMU
Oil Spill in the Anacostia
8/16/11 - NBC Washington
WSSC's sewer overflows decline after settlement
8/1/11 - Maryland Daily Record
Flushing toilets could add to Anacostia toxins
7/28/11 - WTOP
Giving: Cupcake pioneers find philanthropy to be their sweet reward
7/24/11 - The Washington Post
Prince George’s Council Passes Controversial Stormwater Bill
7/20/11 - Bowie, MD Patch
About Tonight - July 20, 2011
7/20/11 - DCist
Johnson reports for duty, votes in final public day on County Council
7/19/11 - The Gazette
DC Bag Tax Raises Over $2 Million in Revenue Since Implementation
7/15/11 - Fox News
Casey Trees Among 7 Community Organizations to Benefit from Bag Charges
7/14/11 - Georgetown, DC Patch
Activists wade into Anacostia River to highlight unacceptable quality
7/6/11 - MD Gazette
Paddling Night Kicking Off TONIGHT – Down by the (Anacostia) River!
7/6/11 - The Hill is Home
Our Bay: Risky Swim
7/2/11 - Hometown Annapolis
Activists take plunge in Anacostia to raise awareness
7/1/11 - WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio
Politicians jump in rivers in hopes of cleaning them
7/1/11- Mother Nature Network
Environmental advocates take Anacostia plunge
7/1/11 - DCist
Anacostia River needs cleaning, environmentalists say
6/30/11 - ABC 7 News
Protesters Take Plunge Into Anacostia River
6/30/11 - Fox News
Getting dirty to clean up the Anacostia River
6/30/11 - WTOP Radio
Wading for a cleaner Anacostia
6/30/11 - The Washington Post
Anacostia River protesters call for cleanup of polluted Washington waterway
6/30/11 - The Washington Post
"Plunge-in" highlights slow pace of river cleanup
6/30/11 - The Baltimore Sun
Baltimore’s Patapsco River gets Federal assistance
6/25/11 - Examiner
Baltimore's Patapsco River gets Federal assistance
6/25/11 - Baltimore Examiner
Federal help for restoring Patapsco pledged
6/24/11 - Baltimore Sun
Feds to announce new urban waters effort in Bmore
6/23/11 - The Baltimore Sun
Filthy Anacostia gets attorney general's attention
6/20/11 - The Sentinel
Prince George's making some strides in becoming green
4/27/11 - The Washington Post
Local Group Works to Clean Up Anacostia River - Haul Your Hazards (video 1)
4/18/11 - Fox News
Local Group Works to Clean Up Anacostia River - Haul Your Hazards (video 2)
4/18/11 - Fox News
Local Groups Work to Clean Up Anacostia River - Haul Your Hazards (video 3)
4/18/11 - Fox News
District buisnesses not harmed by bag tax
2/23/11 - The Washington Post
Nash Run trash trap
2/7/11 - The Baltimore Sun
Other harbor cleanups offer lesson to Baltimore
2/4/11 - The Baltimore Sun
Council seeks compromise on stormwater regulations
1/20/11 - The Gazette
2010
DC Getting Power to Make Polluters Pay
12/13/10 - Washington City Paper
Anacostia River Restoration In Washington DC Using Low Impact Development
11/29/10 - Healthy Home Smart
ICC work will help waterways, Md. officials say
11/26/10 - The Washington Post
Stream repairs designed to offset ICC's environmental damage
11/25/10 - The Washington Post
Sean O'Connor: I Am a Citizen of the....Anacostia River?
11/18/10 - My Wonderful World
Restoring the Chesapeake is not an 'either/or' proposition
11/8/10 - Chesapeake Bay Journal
EPA tries to get Chesapeake Bay cleanup back on track
11/7/10 - The Washington Post
5 Cent Bag Tax Appears To Help Anacostia River Cleanup
9/30/10 - Anacostia River Realty
EPA Approves Trash Limit For Anacostia River
9/27/10 - Center for Environment, Commerce, & Energy
Anacostia's Development Book Tied to Cleanup
8/6/10 - News 21
Departing society director reflects on efforts to clean Anacostia River
7/19/10 - The Gazette
Construction begins on major Bladensburg trail link
7/8/10 - The Gazette
Construction Begins on major Bladensburg trail link
7/8/10 - The Gazette
Groups target invaders lest we can't see the forest for the weeds
7/1/10 - Chesapeake Bay Journal
Groups target invaders lest we can't see the forest for weeds
7/1/10 - Chesapeake Bay Journal
Brightening town with 'green'
5/20/10 - The Gazette
Brightening town with 'green'
5/20/10 - The Gazette
Anacostia Clogged With Post-Storm Debris
3/8/10 - ABC 7 News
Tax in the Bag
2/16/10 - American Life
Clean Water Forum Unites Efforts at all Levels
2/1/10 - Chesapeake Bay Journal
Clean water forum unites efforts at all levels
2/1/10 - Chesapeake Bay Journal
WSSC, U.S. EPA Celebrate Start of D.C. Area Sewer Rehab Project
1/1/10 - Underground Consturction Magazine
2009
DC Residents Will Be Paying for Shopping and Parking
12/30/09 - WAMU 88.5 FM American University Radio
Something in the Water
12/18/09 - The American Prospect
Filth Continues to Flow into Chesapeake
12/17/09 - Capital News Service
DC-area utility launches big sewer rehab project
12/10/09 - Water Industry News
Giant-Landover Plans Big Bag Giveaway in D.C.
12/07/09 - Progressive Grocer
A magical time to visit best-loved gardens
12/05/09 - The Washington Post
Giant to Offer 250K reusable bags
12/04/09 - Washington Buisness Journal
Walking in George Gurley's Shoes
9/1/09 - Capital Community News
Jonetta Rose Barras: Water works
8/23/09 - The Examiner
Thomas Johnson student organizes creek cleanup
7/2/09 - The Gazette
Stimulus money flows to clean water projects
6/11/09 - The Gazette
Environmental Groups Form Bay Coalition
5/21/09 - Baltimore Sun
Students meet with UM officials over East Campus debate
5/14/09 - The Gazette
Anacostia River Gets Spruced Up for Earth Day
4/21/09 - Maryland Newsline
Thousands Turn Out For Anacostia Cleanup Effort
4/19/09 - NewsChannel 8
Hyattsville Middle student places in poetry contest
4/16/09 - The Gazette
A Small Price to Pay For a Healthier Anacostia River
4/5/09 - The Washington Post
Edmonston plans 'green' street
3/26/09 - The Gazette
Port Towns await first community garden
3/26/09 - The Gazette
Price Tag Set in Battle Over Bags
2/12/09 - NBC Washington
Anacostia River's fecal content drops in 2008
1/29/09 - The Gazette
Roads, public financing among top priorities for Port Towns
1/15/09 - The Gazette
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