After heavy flooding on the Potomac River in Maryland, two barges broke loose from their moorings and were swept downriver. Both were loaded with equipment, including excavators, making them far more ...

The Potomac Interceptor’s January 19 rupture near the I-495/Clara Barton Parkway interchange which discharged at least 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River was a “temporary insult, ...

A lot of moms celebrated Mother’s Day last weekend fishing with sons, daughters and husbands, a wonderful way to celebrate ...

The Potomac River in the Washington, D.C. area is safe for recreation, DC Water said on March 2, after over five weeks of impaired water quality warnings following the Jan. 19 spill of over 200 ...

Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, scientists and environmentalists said a full recovery isn’t yet assured. Though river monitoring shows bacteria levels have declined, ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday filed a civil complaint against the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) over the sewage ...

Maryland's Attorney General and the Department of the Environment (MDE) are suing a Washington, D.C. water utility company over the January Potomac River sewage spill that they claim contaminated the ...

The Potomac River was named the most endangered river in the United States in a new report by American Rivers, which pointed to a massive sewage spill this winter and the growing footprint of data ...

Rivers around the United States are under growing strain from pollution, development and extreme weather, according to environmental nonprofit American Rivers. The bigger the strain, the more problems ...