Anacostia River

Across the Anacostia River from Nationals Park nestled between the Frederick Douglass and the 11th Street bridges, 110 acres of mostly wooded park and wetlands waits to be developed. Much like the RFK Stadium campus, Poplar Point is federal land Congress transferred control of to D.C. “We will have a 70-acre waterfront park and 40 acres of development,” Deputy Mayor…

D.C. wants to develop the 110 acres of waterfront known as Poplar Point. News4’s Mark Segraves looks at what the city has planned.

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. The lawsuit filed Friday says the pollution has largely affected communities of color. It argues that federal authorities dumped toxic waste, heavy metals and chemicals including carcinogenic PCBs in the river and refused to...

The Anacostia River is getting its highest water quality rating in years. News4’s Molette Green speaks with the Anacostia Watershed Society’s president, Christopher Williams, about their newest report and the “light at the end of the tunnel.”

D.C. middle schoolers at Kramer Middle School are taking on a project to clean up the Anacostia River by creating a biodegradable island. News4’s Molette Green explains the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition that could win them $2 million in prizes. 

Friends, family and members of the D.C. boating community are mourning the loss of one of their own. Loved ones say Tracy Simpson fell off of his boat and into the Anacostia River Monday evening and never resurfaced. He was 62 years old. “He enjoyed being down here, being on the water,” said Tyrone Tolson, a friend of Simpson’s....

Friends and family mourn the loss of a man who died Monday night after falling from a boat into the Anacostia River. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

An hours-long search Monday night for a man who fell into the Anacostia River has ended as crews pulled a body from the water. Officials say that man was on a boat that was docked there, and according to witnesses, he fell overboard. This all started just before 6:30 p.m. News4 watched for hours as friends and family arrived at…

An hours long search for a man who fell into the Anacostia River ended when crews pulled a body from the water. News4’s Walter Morris reports. 

The AP chemistry students traded their books for a boat-ride to put their knowledge — and the rivers’ water quality — to the test. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

Trey Sherard, the Anacostia River keeper, said he was in the water this week, but then readings came back indicating a recent storm had made the water unsafe.

After water testing levels came back high, Splash the Anacostia has been postponed until July 13. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

A man is in the hospital after first responders pulled him from a car that plunged into the Anacostia River on Christmas Day.

A man is in the hospital after first responders pulled him from a car that plunged into the Anacostia River on Christmas Day. The car went into the water near the 11th Street bridge.