Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences Article: Victory August 9, 2021 An Infamously Dirty River Is Coming Back to Life Thanks to Community Activism Due to sustained community pressure and Earthjustice litigation, D.C.’s Anacostia River is finally recovering from decades of pollution. Press Release: Victory August 13, 2019 E. Coli Limits For Major D.C. Rivers Illegal, Court Rules EPA’s pollution limits for Anacostia, Potomac and Rock Creek are too high Article April 24, 2013 Friday Finds: Seafood S.O.S. Article December 17, 2012 Washington Post Highlights Toxic Fish in Anacostia River Press Release May 21, 2012 Revised EPA Storm Water Permit Will Ensure District Will Meet Clean Water Goals Requires pollution reduction for Anacostia and Potomac Rivers and Rock Creek Press Release November 10, 2011 Clean Water Advocates Challenge EPA on Inadequate Clean Water Permit Permit fails to ensure District rivers will meet water quality goals Press Release October 5, 2011 EPA Releases Inadequate Pollution Permit for Washington, D.C. Rivers Weak permit will leave Anacostia and Potomac Rivers polluted for decades Press Release: Victory July 26, 2011 Court Gives D.C., Maryland One Year to Develop New Anacostia Pollution Limits Limits on sediment fail to assure clear water, judge rules document March 24, 2008 Blue Plains Operating Permit Denial Washington DC's biggest pollution point source must have a permit that follows the law and protects water quality standards Press Release: Victory January 16, 2007 Supreme Court Denies Petition Seeking Weaker Pollution Limits for Anacostia River One of the nation's most polluted rivers will finally see cleaner waters document October 19, 2006 EPA Brief in DC TMDL 2005 Appeal EPA Brief in DC TMDL 2005 Appeal document June 30, 2006 DOJ Memo to EPA 03/1/2006 document June 30, 2006 Supplemental Brief for Federal Appellees document June 30, 2006 Fact Sheet on National Pollution Discharge Elimination System document June 30, 2006 Letter to Court for Friends of the Earth v. EPA document June 30, 2006 Supplimental Brief on Mootness document June 30, 2006 Anacostia Discharge Permit document June 30, 2006 Intervenor Oral Argument Friends of the Earth v. EPA
