Potomac Conservancy Blasts Tucker Carlson’s “Thinly Veiled Racist Beliefs” After “Dirty Immigrants” Claim

Via press release from the Potomac Conservancy:

There’s a time to speak truth against ignorance and to stand up for our values – and that time is now.

In a widely-shared interview with The Atlantic yesterday, Tucker Carlson abhorrently blamed immigrant communities for making the Potomac River “dirtier.”

We at Potomac Conservancy, a nonprofit land trust and leading clean water advocate in the region, feel compelled to respond to this groundless accusation not just because it’s factually incorrect, but because it’s racist plain and simple.

Worse still, we’re seeing similarly degrading sentiments echoed on social media. These thinly veiled racist beliefs have no place in any serious public discourse.

In our latest Potomac River Report Card, the river’s health improved from an abysmal D to a B in just ten years.

The report, which looks at over twenty river health indicators, confirms that, for the first time in generations, we are within reach of fully enjoying a healthy, thriving Potomac River.

Read the full statement.