Diplomats Plant Underwater Seagrass in Potomac River to Celebrate World Environment Day
- By Nike Ching
To celebrate World Environment Day (June 5th) representatives of more than a dozen embassies and international organizations joined the State Department to plant underwater seagrass in the Potomac River. Diplomats say their participation in “green diplomacy” is to help raise awareness of the challenges of clean water here at at home. VOA State Department correspondent Nike Ching reports.