Posts tagged Anacostia River
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Silt, slips, and snakeheads: DC Council considers establishing a comprehensive planning body for the District’s waterways amid financial, environmental woes
Despite budgetary challenges, the DC Council wants to create a District Waterways Management Authority as well as a District Waterways Management Commission to ensure the area’s waterways continue to be an asset. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: King Street Pedestrian Zone made permanent by Alexandria City Council
Alexandria makes King Street block closing permanent. 11th Street Bridge Park moves forward, exempted from environmental regulations. Affordable housing will be a priority for the new MoCo Council. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: An increase in salt in the region’s water sources will affect habitats and human health, experts say
Local scientists raise alarms about rising salt levels in water across the region. Fairfax County electric vehicle drivers will pay a new fee at public charging stations. Severe flooding in Prince George’s County affects road users. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: NPS prepares to close Columbus Circle encampment site by early May
NPS plans to close the Columbus Circle encampment site. Montgomery County is trapping trash before it pollutes the Anacostia River. Median price for a single-family home in DC reaches $1.3 million Keep reading…
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DC’s river tunnel is keeping billions of gallons of sewage out of the Anacostia
After years of work, the Anacostia River Tunnel is starting to see results. Since the end of construction on the massive tunnel project in March, it has already prevented billions of gallons of sewage from flowing into the Anacostia River. Keep reading…
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Relive an afternoon on the ballpark ferry
Washington’s growing fleet of water taxis are useful as transportation, but they’re also a fun and unique way to see the city. Keep reading…
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A new pandemic is threatening salamanders
An extremely deadly disease called “Bsal” has emerged in the amphibian world, threatening their future survival. Scientists are now calling its spread a “pandemic,” calling to mind the human experience of COVID-19. Keep reading…
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Take a virtual tour of the Potomac and Anacostia rivers
Google’s Street View tool includes the view from a small boat traveling along the DC shore line. Keep reading…
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An unusual river of slime runs beneath Constitution Avenue
How is Washington, DC like this scene from Ghostbusters 2? Like the fictionalized residents of New York City in 1989, most present-day Washingtonians are unaware that an unusual river of slime runs beneath their city. (But ours is not paranormal). Here’s the story. Keep reading…
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Our local governments are fighting harmful litter. Here’s how.
When people litter, their trash regularly makes its way from sidewalks and ditches into waterways, where it eventually begins to break down. The resulting microplastics leach harmful chemicals which can sicken, alter, or kill aquatic creatures, which can in turn cause negative ripple effects for other animals and humans alike. Keep reading…