The Anacostia River is on the brink of a historic transformation, from the District's forgotten river to a civic showpiece, flanked by a new baseball stadium and residential developments. But experts say that the river remains abysmally polluted and that its cleanup will take decades at the current pace.
SOURCE: The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative | By Gene Thorp and April Umminger, The Washington Post - January 09, 2007
