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If you look along any road or take a walk near any area river, you’ll undoubtedly see hundreds of plastic bags in trees and in the water ways.  Nearly 50% of the trash in the Anacostia is disposable plastic bags, the type you get from grocery stores and convenience stores.

This week, DC Councilmember Tommy Wells is expected to  introduce a bill to encourage shoppers and grocery stores to …

In New York City, a battle is being waged over the role of artificial turf on sports fields in the city’s public parks. Last December, a park in East Harlem was shut down after examiners detected elevated levels of lead coming from the artificial turf on the park’s soccer field. Some samples from the soccer field showed lead levels four times greater than the federal limits for playground soil.

Two …

What is this elixir I speak of? Water, of course. Although it may not be the most interesting tasting liquid, no one can deny its crucial importance for sustaining life as we know it. The simple fact that we cannot live without water should make it the most precious and valuable resource available.

However, it often isn’t treated that way.

There are many simple ways to …

Hit with tough economic times, many people are “tightening their belts,” as they say. One might assume that the last thing they can afford to do is to be more environmentally conscious. The Cool Capital Challenge offers a way to not only be environmentally conscious and reduce your individual carbon footprint, but also to save money.

Visit http://www.coolcapitalchallenge.org/ and you can join the group of hundreds of companies, organizations, and …

If you’re interested in getting more involved in the environmental movement locally, there are plenty of local environmental organizations to join.

Here are a few examples -

Take an active role in cleaning up Rock Creek by joining Friends of Rock Creek’s Environment (FORCE). This organization works to return Rock Creek to its natural state. A few times each year FORCE hosts clean-up programs at points along the Creek. The organization also educates …