Tag Archives: environment
A new report on water quality looked at sites on the Anacostia River where D.C.’s ban on swimming could be lifted. Continue reading
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The University of Maryland in College Park is pausing a controversial housing project in Guilford Woods after months of protest. In an email last week, University President Darryll Pines and graduate student body president Tamara Allard wrote that they will continue to study the area to address environmental concerns about the 15-acre wooded site raised by protesters. Continue reading
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The College Park Arts Exchange has hired local artists to paint environmental messages on several storm drains along the Route 1 corridor. Continue reading
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Working with the University of Maryland, Gilbane Development plans to cut down around 1,000 trees on the 15-acre property known as Guilford Woods to build townhomes and graduate housing. Continue reading
- Posted in College Park
- Tagged apartments, environment, Guilford Woods, housing, University of Maryland
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This week, the first electric garbage truck in the state of Maryland has been added to the City of Hyattsville’s vehicle fleet which also includes an electric police car. Continue reading
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Projects to restore eroded stream banks and wetlands and make it easier for fish to swim in creeks and streams on the Route 1 corridor will begin in 2022. Continue reading
- Posted in Bladensburg, College Park, Hyattsville
- Tagged Anacostia River, environment, Indian Creek, Northeast Branch, Northwest Branch, Paint Branch Creek
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A boat house at Bladensburg Waterfront Park is home to several crew teams for local high schools and colleges and a community rowing school. Continue reading
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