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September 15, 2009 2:20 PM

Anacostia River Cleanup in Washington D.C.

Posted By Alexandra Cousteau - Social Environmental Advocate

National Geographic Emerging Explorer Alexandra Cousteau visits the Earth Conservation Corps, a service organization that teaches at-risk teenagers and young adults from the poorest, most violent neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. to clean up the Anacostia River̶and their lives.

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