Regarding Rock Creek only (nothing else in this article) any pollution in public recreation areas created a public outcry even in the 1970s. I was once assigned to find and document the source of ashes and other debris in the Chattahoochee River. I tracked it down and got enough photographic evidence to show the source was the City of Atlanta incinerator just downstream of South Cobb Drive. Is it possible the metro DC government is just not accountable? Maybe return to Federal control of the nation's capital would be a good thing.
For some reason I can't put my finger on, RFK Jr.'s swim keeps bringing to mind the image of Herman Cain...
Regarding Rock Creek only (nothing else in this article) any pollution in public recreation areas created a public outcry even in the 1970s. I was once assigned to find and document the source of ashes and other debris in the Chattahoochee River. I tracked it down and got enough photographic evidence to show the source was the City of Atlanta incinerator just downstream of South Cobb Drive. Is it possible the metro DC government is just not accountable? Maybe return to Federal control of the nation's capital would be a good thing.
I believe Rock Creek Park is federal land. It is managed by the National Park Service.
I'm sure that's correct. My assumption is that the pollution sources are mostly outside the national park boundaries.