Federal funding could be needed for the next decade to repair damage from the historic sewage spill in the Potomac River.

After decades of finger-pointing and failed negotiations over the rights and distribution of the Colorado River, the future of the West stands at a crossroads. The stalemate over water scarcity among ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A Virginia boater is suing a Washington, D.C. water utility for the massive Potomac River sewage spill as concerns over pollution and public safety continue. On Friday, March 6, ...

The Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) released findings March 9, 2026, indicating potential ongoing leakage of sewage-contaminated water from a culvert beneath the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal into ...

The Potomac Riverkeeper Network says sewage carrying dangerous levels of E. coli is leaking from the C&O Canal bypass system.

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

While raw sewage and wastewater continue to be diverted through the C&O Canal since the January sewage spill, tests show dangerously high levels of E. coli in a nearby creek that feeds into the ...