The Anacostia River and the national park site that flanks it were long mistreated and neglected. Are the tides finally turning? Like many in his generation of Washington, D.C., natives, Alan Spears ...

Anacostia Park covers more than 1,200 acres on the banks of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. The park includes Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Kenilworth Marsh, and the Langston Golf ...

The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit against the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, arguing it has inflicted “catastrophic harm” on the mostly poor and ...

The District of Columbia sued the federal government Friday over pollution in the Anacostia River that the city says comes from over a century of agencies using the waterway as a “dumping ground.” ...

Trey Sherard of Anacostia Riverkeeper, a group dedicated to restoring the river, welcomed the lawsuit for what he described as the federal government’s “reckless and significant pollution of ...

FILE - An Anacostia Riverkeeper boat passes along the river during a tour on May 1, 2024, at Anacostia Park in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit ...