Yes, people are still squabbling about the proposed mixed-use development on the site of the Wisconsin Avenue Giant — a battle that is now going on its thirteenth year. But the progress of the development might not be sullied by legal struggles alone.

The District Department of the Environment will receive $7.5 million in cleanup funds from CSX Transportation Inc. after the freight corporation agreed to pay to cleanup leaks into a Fort Dupont stream that flows into the Anacostia River.