Maryland Faces Fallout from Historic Potomac Interceptor Spill
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The failure of the Potomac Interceptor—now described as the largest wastewater spill in...
Infrastructure & Environment
C&O Canal Completes Great Falls Development Plan—Vision Meets Accountability Test
By MDBayNews Staff The National Park Service has finalized a long-awaited Development Concept Plan for the Great Falls area...
Democrats Want a Permit to Pick Berries? HB 72 Sparks Backlash — and Satire
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland families wrestle with rising utility bills, public safety concerns, and looming budget...
SB 683 Puts Farmland First as Maryland Pushes Solar Expansion
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland continues its aggressive push toward renewable energy, a growing backlash has emerged from...
VEIP Repeal Bill Advances as Lawmakers Spotlight Hearing, Revenue From Fines and Late Fees
By MDBayNews Staff Momentum is building around legislation that would end Maryland’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program...
Harris Presses NOAA for Fishery Disaster Declaration as Maryland Oystermen Struggle
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s oystermen are facing yet another devastating season, and Rep. Andy Harris is urging federal...
WWII Ordnance Still Washing Ashore: Worcester County Seeks Federal Help as Public Safety Risks Grow
By MDBayNews Staff WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. — Eighty years after World War II ended, its remnants are still surfacing on...
Maryland’s Latest Economic Fix: Turn an Invasive Fish Into Cat Food
By MDBayNews Staff Facing stubborn budget pressures and a long list of unmet priorities, Maryland lawmakers are touting a...
Sanctuary Politics, Broken Pipes: Montgomery County’s Infrastructure Bill Comes Due
By MDBayNews Staff Montgomery County likes to brand itself as a “sanctuary” jurisdiction—eager to spend political...
Who Was Responsible for the Potomac Sewage Failure—and Where Did the Money Go?
By MDBayNews Staff As details continue to emerge from one of the largest sewage spills in U.S. history, the environmental...
Catastrophic Sewage Spill Exposes a Familiar Failure: Neglect, Excuses, and No Accountability on the Potomac
By MDBayNews Staff A newly released sampling report from the Potomac Riverkeeper Network paints a grim picture of what...
DC Water’s Priorities Problem: A $55 Million Headquarters and a Half-Billion Gallons of Sewage
By MDBayNews Staff Washington, D.C.’s latest sewage disaster has exposed more than just aging pipes—it has revealed a...
Potomac Sewage Spill Highlights Maryland’s Infrastructure Accountability Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews By any measure, the Potomac River should not be the place where government failures quietly...