Recovered from decades of industrial waste dumping, one river in the nation’s capital is again threatened—this time by federal budget cuts.
Full story: progressive.org/magazine/unc...
#washingtondc #anacostiariver #environmentalracism
Foggy morning today overlooking the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on the Anacostia River. #foggymorning #fog #FrederickDouglassMemorialBridge #anacostiariver #washingtondc
The next big community science event in our region — the #AnacostiaRiver Bioblitz — is Sept 11–14! A “Census of the Natural World” led by @AnacostiaWS & M-NCPPC.
Nature Forward is proud to take part in this celebration of local biodiversity!
🔗 www.inaturalist.org/projects/bio...
For the second year in a row, the Committee on Transportation and the #Environment stepped in and fully restored the funds cut in the Mayor’s proposed budget to the #AnacostiaRiver Clean-Up and Protection Fund: youtu.be/dBg2oeq8yaM
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Rain or shine, our IBSS team showed up to make a difference!
Thank you to the Anacostia Watershed Society for leading such an important initiative and to every volunteer who stepped up to keep our waterways clean!
#EarthDay2025 #IBSSGivesBack #AnacostiaRiver
Graphic announces Anacostia Watershed Society's 40th Annual Earth Day cleanup. Date is April 26th from 11 am to 1 pm. Register at bit.ly/awscleanup
🌍Have you registered to participate in AWS's 40th Annual Earth Day Cleanup? Registration is open until April 21st, but don't delay, register today! Visit our Earth Day webpage for details and to register! bit.ly/awscleanup
#EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #earthdaycleanup #volunteer #dmv #anacostiariver
Sharkey found several bags of yard waste dumped in the park in West Laurel, Maryland. He pulled them out of the brambles so the #PrinceGeorgesCountyMD Highways Department can pick them up. 🦈 #SharkeyAttack #SharkRanger #IndianCreek #AnacostiaRiver #PotomacRiver #ChesapeakeBay #BetterThanYouFoundIt
#WashingtonDCwillconsiderbottlebill to tackle litter & container pollution in the #AnacostiaRiver. It aims to have a 70% recycling rate its 1st year, diverting 80% of city waste away from landfills/incineration by 2032.
D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb filed a landmark lawsuit against the U.S. government, citing over 150 years of pollution in the Anacostia River.
Read More at: www.washingtoninformer.com/district-dc-sues-us-government
#environmentaljustice #anacostiariver
Amazing! #anacostiariver
Today’s DC high schoolers only think the #anacostiariver is dirty because we’ve told them that. Ask them, unsolicited, and they say it’s beautiful and wild.
