Water quality

An environmental group is pressuring D.C.’s mayor to lift the ban on swimming in the District’s rivers. The Potomac Riverkeeper says the rivers are clean enough in places for people to swim. And in a new statement, the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) said officials are working on a plan to lift the ban.  “DOEE is taking...

An environmental group is pressuring D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to lift the ban on swimming in the District’s rivers. News4’s Mark Segraves reports the administration isn’t ready to allow swimmers.

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