Anacostia River, DC and US Government

DC sues federal government over pollution in Anacostia River
The District of Columbia is suing the federal government over pollution in the Anacostia River, hoping it will lead to a cleanup of the urban waterway.
DC lawsuit claims US Government polluted Anacostia River for 150 years
WASHINGTON - D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit accusing the federal government of polluting the Anacostia River for more than a century. The suit claims the government has been a major source of hazardous waste and toxic chemicals contaminating the river since the 19th century.
DC says Feds played a major role in Anacostia River's pollution, according to new lawsuit
"Throughout history, the US government has unjustly ignored the exposure of communities of color to pollution, resulting in significant environmental, climate, and health challenges impacting Black, Brown and other marginalized communities," said Carmel Henry, President of the NAACP DC Branch in a statement on Friday.
D.C. Attorney General sues federal government over Anacostia River pollution
The lawsuit argues that federal agencies and military sites created landfills, allowed waste to flow into the river and perpetuated an outdated sewage system that dumped waste directly into the Anacostia.
DC sues federal government over pollution caused by mismanagement of sewer system
D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit against the federal government for its role in polluting the Anacostia River. “The US government has treated the Anacostia River as its dumping ground for toxic waste and chemicals,
District of Columbia sues feds over Anacostia River pollution
The federal government has been the number one driver of pollution," said D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb.
DC sues feds over Anacostia pollution
A new lawsuit accuses the federal government of polluting the Anacostia River for over a century. FOX 5's Homa Bash breaks down the issue.
DC sues US government over Anacostia River pollution
The District of Columbia on Friday filed a lawsuit seeking to hold the federal government responsible for pollution in the Anacostia River, accusing it of systematically contaminating the river over the past 150 years by treating it as a dumping ground for sewage,
DC Lawsuit Accuses US Government of Using River as 'Toxic Waste Dump'
The lawsuit claims that pollution has resulted in swimming bans and fishing advisories along the Anacostia River.
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