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Swimming in the Anacostia? River gets passing grade in new report
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Swimming in the Anacostia? River gets passing grade in new report

The Anacostia River is getting its highest water quality rating in years. News4’s Molette Green speaks with the Anacostia Watershed Society’s president, Christopher Williams, about their newest report and the “light at the end of the tunnel.”

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