Toxic Pollution Is Still Seeping Into The Anacostia River (Think Progress)

For over 140 years the Anacostia River that traverses Prince George’s County in Maryland into Washington, D.C. has been the dumping ground for industry and residents alike. While the industry disposed of toxic wastes, people dumped trash in obnoxious proportions and with that, the Anacostia turned into one of the most polluted rivers in the country.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/03/29/3763923/anacostia-river-pollution/