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Tag: Bay restoration

29 Days of Silence: Political Spin Replaces Leadership After Potomac Interceptor Collapse

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For nearly a month after the catastrophic collapse of the Potomac Interceptor dumped...

Michael Phillips
February 16, 2026

The Chesapeake Bay After the Spill: What Could Be Lost

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The January collapse of the Potomac Interceptor did not just send raw sewage into a river....

Michael Phillips
February 16, 2026

Sewage, Spin, and the Bay: How the Potomac Interceptor Spill Could Set Back Chesapeake Restoration

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 19, 2026, the collapse of the Potomac Interceptor pipe sent an estimated...

Michael Phillips
February 16, 2026

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