It’s not fishable or swimmable yet, but according to the Potomac Conservancy, the Potomac River earned a grade of “B” for the fifth year in a row.

At a news conference overlooking the Potomac River at the Capital Yacht Club, Hedrick Belin, president of the Potomac Conservancy, told reporters Wednesday, “It certainly is a big turnaround from the dismal ‘D’ that it received in 2011, but it also means that progress has stalled.”

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“The Potomac comeback is a great story — but it’s still in progress,” Belin said. “To truly make

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