Jacob Fenston

@JacobFenston

Environment reporter

Washington, DC
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Joined December 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    26 Mar 2018

    The Anacostia is a small river — just 8 miles long — but it has been central to Washington’s history from the beginning. And from the start environmental degradation has gone together with mistreatment of humans in the watershed.

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  2. Retweeted
    Jan 11

    Pollute in at your own risk: “We’re enforcing environmental crimes...We’ve caught over 139 folks, and each one pleads guilty because we have them on camera.”

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  3. Retweeted
    Jan 11

    Feel good story of the week - & pull 1,000 tires out of Fort Dupont w/ the help of furloughed federal employees:

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    Jan 11

    How many illegally dumped tires are being removed from Fort Dupont Park by & ? “A metric crap ton.”

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  5. Jan 11

    D.C. police have an arrest warrant in one of the largest illegal tire dumps in memory. “We obviously misjudged the size of the dumpster we would need." and teamed up to remove 1,000 tires.

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  6. Jan 10

    And ... Here's the alleged tire dumper.

    MPD seeks the public’s help in locating 56-year-old Deron McDonald who is wanted in connection to Illegal Dumping that occurred on 11/6/18 in the 4000 blk of E Street, SE. Today’s operation removed the over 1000 tires that he dumped in SE. Info? ☎️Call 202-727-9099/text 50411
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  7. Jan 10

    Police chief says they’re still investigating where tires came from, but one possibility is businesses hired an unlicensed hauler to dispose of tires. “Someone was cutting corners,” says Chief Newsham.

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  8. Jan 10

    My guess is it’s well over 1000 tires. The suspect was using a stolen uhaul truck to haul the tires here.

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  9. Jan 10

    Police chief says MPD has identified the tire dumper after 3 months of surveillance. says it’s the biggest dumped tire pile he’s ever seen.

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  10. Jan 10

    Seriously a team effort.

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  11. Jan 10

    This is nuts. Hundreds of tires dumped illegally near Ft. Dupont Park in SE DC. and cleaning up the mess. “This will take hours.”

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  12. Retweeted
    Jan 9

    "Indeed, TBone4Eva is correct, DC Water purchases treated Potomac River water from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers." continues informing the public on the sticky wickets of the government shutdown.

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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 9

    The question seemed deceptively simple. Should an unpaid bill prompt DC to shut off water to the White House? We're in a wonky city full of thoughtful people -- here some of your intriguing responses.

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    Jan 9

    It has come to my attention that the Money Train exists (and is not only a 1995 Wesley Snipes vehicle).

    I sorta didn’t believe the WMATA Money Train was a real thing. Just spotted my first one. Weird.
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  15. Jan 9

    Great way to handle pedestrian safety: “Sidewalk Closed Go Jump Off A Bridge.” I love Bethesda.

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    Jan 9

    We got lots of reaction to this story, both in gif form and impressively nuanced explorations of the possibility. addresses a few of them:

    The federal government's water bill is past due, so does that mean DC Water could turn off H2O to the White House?
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  18. Jan 9

    Also: why can’t there be more Metro trains painted primary colors?

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  19. Jan 9

    I sorta didn’t believe the WMATA Money Train was a real thing. Just spotted my first one. Weird.

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    Jan 9

    Great reporting on this (good for a laugh) story by

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  21. Jan 9

    Can D.C. shut off water to the White House? The government hasn't paid its $5 million water bill. "Water is leverage. No one wants to go without it."

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