Anacostia River Likely to Escape Major Impact from Potomac Spill
A massive spill on the Potomac River is so far having little effect on the Anacostia River.
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Anacostia Riverkeeper Splash Event in the River Postponed Again
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge/by Alison BeckwithAn event to allow swimming in the Anacostia River was postponed again after water quality tests failed.
How Prince George’s New Plastic Bag Ban Will Help the Anacostia River
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park/by Alison BeckwithShoppers along the Route 1 corridor will no longer get disposable plastic bags at most stores, as a new county law went into effect this week.
You Can Legally Swim in the Anacostia River in September
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge/by Alison BeckwithYou can legally swim in the Anacostia River for a few hours in September. Swimming has been illegal in the river since 1971 due to pollution, but infrastructure improvements and other efforts have improved water quality enough that D.C. is allowing the sanctioned swim.
Cool Green Shelters Brings ‘Living Canopies’ to Hyattsville Bus Stops
/in College Park, Hyattsville/by Alison BeckwithThe city will add 10 new stations with solar panels and living vegetation from Cool Green Shelters, an offshoot of the local business Living Canopies.
You Can Buy Edible Insects at Mom’s Organic Market in College Park
/in College Park/by Alison BeckwithMom’s Organic Market in College Park sells edible insects, part of a broader trend toward sustainable proteins.
How to Help Route 1 and the Anacostia River This Earth Day
/in Bladensburg, Brentwoods, College Park, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park, University Park, Woodridge/by Alison BeckwithThis Earth Day, one of the best ways that residents of the Route 1 corridor can help the environment is to focus on the Anacostia River.
Environmentalists Criticize NASA Plan to Sell Forestland in Greenbelt
/in Greenbelt/by Alison BeckwithA NASA plan to sell 105 acres of forestland in Greenbelt is being criticized by environmental groups, who want to see the land preserved.
New Study Looks at Where the Anacostia River Could Be Swimmable
/in Bladensburg/by Alison BeckwithA new report on water quality looked at sites on the Anacostia River where D.C.’s ban on swimming could be lifted.
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