District Links: AG sues road construction firm for allegedly polluting waterways; Bowser set to present Darrell Green with Key to the City; and more

By Chris Kain On Oct 17, 2024 Last updated Oct 17, 2024

Attorney General Brian Schwalb is suing Fort Myer Construction Co. — a major DC contractor with highly visible road-paving projects across the city — for allegedly flouting the District’s environmental laws and polluting local waterways by allowing petroleum-contaminated runoff from its Ward 5 storage and maintenance facility.

Chris Kain 1080 posts 7 comments

District Links: AG reaches settlement with owner of troubled Shaw apartment building; council revises pay scale for child care workers; and more

District Links: Delays beset opening of new West End homeless shelter; House Democrats say Trump hotel in DC overcharged Secret Service; and more

Comments are closed.

Latest

District Links: Trump administration posts rendering for ‘championship-quality’ course at East Potomac; ad…

May 14, 2026 6

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum this morning unveiled the first official rendering of Fazio Design's concept for a renovated East Potomac golf course, posting on social media that it would offer the…

Phillips Collection’s new ‘Miró and the United States’ exhibit focuses on transatlantic cultural exchange rather than…

May 14, 2026 84

Tellingly, the newest exhibition at The Phillips Collection is titled Miró and the United States, rather than Miró vs. the United States. The latter framing might be expected in Washington, where…

District Links: Metro eyes transit improvements for RFK campus; researchers highlight post-pandemic growth in reading,…

May 13, 2026 10

Metro officials yesterday laid out a plan to handle post-event crowds at the new Washington Commanders stadium that would rely on improvements to the Stadium-Armory Station, a new "Gold Line" Bus…

District Links: New count finds 15.8% jump in homelessness among families in DC amid longer shelter stays; Reflecting…

May 12, 2026 35

New statistics released this afternoon by the DC government show a 4.4% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the District over the past year, fueled by a 15.8% jump in…

Prev Next 1 of 757