
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


For a long time, the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. was nicknamed the Forgotten River due to a lack of investment, heavy pollution, and surrounding low-income neighborhoods.
Now ecological restoration and a development boom have brought attention to the Anacostia.
This episode is a ride on the river with Trey Sherard, Anacostia Riverkeeper.
Trey talks about challenges such as environmental racism, toxic sediment, and gentrification, as well as progress on sewer overflows, stormwater controls, and community engagement.
This episode is a conversation launched from the Reservoir Center in Washington D.C. where waterloop is a media partner.
waterloop is a nonprofit media outlet. Visit waterloop.org
By Travis Loop5
1414 ratings
For a long time, the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. was nicknamed the Forgotten River due to a lack of investment, heavy pollution, and surrounding low-income neighborhoods.
Now ecological restoration and a development boom have brought attention to the Anacostia.
This episode is a ride on the river with Trey Sherard, Anacostia Riverkeeper.
Trey talks about challenges such as environmental racism, toxic sediment, and gentrification, as well as progress on sewer overflows, stormwater controls, and community engagement.
This episode is a conversation launched from the Reservoir Center in Washington D.C. where waterloop is a media partner.
waterloop is a nonprofit media outlet. Visit waterloop.org

91,029 Listeners

78,800 Listeners

32,246 Listeners

23,796 Listeners

28,993 Listeners

26,238 Listeners

87,966 Listeners

112,937 Listeners

56,861 Listeners

10,330 Listeners

4,843 Listeners

5,835 Listeners

15,875 Listeners

16,365 Listeners

501 Listeners