River work begins

Work began Tuesday on a large project to clean up the polluted Anacostia River.

The project will clear an unregulated landfill from a 50-acre site on the river’s eastern bank in Prince George’s County near U.S. Route 50. Wetlands and woodlands will replace the dump. The effort is part of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge project’s environmental-improvement requirements. Pollution flowed from the landfill, which was used during the first half of the 20th century, into the river.