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Current Environmental News and Status Reports
Current Environmental News:
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Thousands Pack Convention Center for Utilities Discounts (NBC 4, 09-30-08)
DC Offers Energy Assistance for Low-Income Residents (Fox 5, 09-30-08)
Closed Funeral Home (Fox 5, 09-29-08)
DDOE Director Hawkins discusses the demand for energy assistance this winter on NBC 4 (09-25-08)
CSX agrees to pay $660,000 for coal spill in DC (WTOP News, 09-16-08)
Settlement Reached in DC Train Derailment (Washington Post, 09-16-08)
DC Schools Offer 'Green-Collar' Classes (Washington Times, 08-21-08)
Grant Program Helps Subsidize Cost Of Green Roofs (NBC4, 08-19-08)
Program offers cheaper electric rates for DC residents (WTOP, 07-30-08)
DC Asking Residents to Join Energy Auction (The Examiner, 07-30-08)
Troubled Anacostia (WTOPnews.com, 07-28-08)
School Goes Green (Washington Times, 07-25-08)
Climate Report Sets Goals for the Region (Washington Post, 07-17-08)
Study: Utility Shutoffs on the Rise (Fox 5, 06-24-08) |
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Status Reports:
Settlement Reached in D.C. Train Derailment Associated Press Tuesday, September 16, 2008; 12:57 PM CSX Transportation Inc. has agreed to pay the District of Columbia more than $660,000 stemming from a train derailment that spilled coal into the Anacostia River last year. The settlement announced today includes $550,000 to create an Anacostia River Endowment Fund and to support a natural resources restoration project. The freight railroad also will pay a $50,000 civil penalty and reimburse the city for about $60,000 in costs. Mayor Adrian Fenty praised CSX for not letting the train derailment become an "environmental disaster." The railroad began a cleanup process immediately after the Nov. 9 derailment of six train cars. The cleanup continued through March. D.C. Department of the Environment Director George Hawkins says the long-polluted river is now in better shape than it was before the spill.
On May 14, the National Park Service issued a release stating that arsenic concentrations had been discovered at Fort Reno park and that the park would be closed until further testing was conducted. Upon this release, DDOE was designated as the lead agency in coordinating the District’s response.
Potomac River Fuel Spill
On December 20, 2007, an estimated 500-1000 gallons of diesel fuel discharged into the Potomac River.
More information about current cleanup efforts can be found in the following document:
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