Starting this month, DC is banning the use or sale of coal-tar pavement products. Coal-tar products are used to seal pavement and contain toxic chemicals that are carried by rain water into the Anacostia, Potomac and Chesapeake. According to the DC Department of the Environment, coal-tar alternatives are readily available.
The ban was prompted by scientific research which found that dust from parking lots sealed with coal-tar products contained 80 times more …
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Memorial Day weekend is upon us, marking the official start of the summer season and a sign that it’s time to get in the water again. We might forget that DC is actually a rather nautical city, surrounded by rivers and located near several large bodies of water.
One of the best views of DC is from a kayak on the Potomac. If you haven’t taken the time to kayak in our …
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