Maryland Ranks #2 for Fishing—Now What?
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland doesn’t usually get to claim a top-tier national ranking without an argument attached to it....
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Sewage Still Flowing: Potomac River Contamination Raises Questions About Accountability
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For months, Maryland officials have insisted the Potomac River sewage crisis was under...
John Barry: The Irish Sailor Who Helped Forge the American Navy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Irish-American Heritage Month, Maryland has every reason to look toward Annapolis —...
Shore Watermen Left Waiting as Annapolis Stays Silent
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s watermen are facing what some are calling the worst year in recent memory — and according...
Who Foots the $20M Potomac Sewage Cleanup Bill? Marylanders Deserve Straight Answers.
By MDBayNews Staff The price tag tied to the Potomac River sewage release and emergency repairs has now climbed past $20...
Silence on the Sewage: Where Are Maryland’s Environmental Powerhouses?
By MDBayNews Staff Since mid-January, hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage have poured into the Potomac River...
Cox Calls for Emergency Action as Bowser Declares Over Potomac Sewage Disaster
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis, MD — As the Potomac Interceptor sewage crisis drags into its second month, Republican...
Leadership, Not Labels: As Potomac Repairs Advance, DC Water’s Diversity Messaging Draws Scrutiny
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As DC Water crews work around the clock to stabilize the damaged Potomac Interceptor, a...
Could the Indian River Power Plant Come Back? What It Would Mean for Maryland
By MDBayNews Staff Talk of reviving the Indian River Power Plant in Sussex County, Delaware, has quietly resurfaced — and...
Flushable Wipes Strike Again — This Time in Adelphi
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Just weeks after the catastrophic collapse of the Potomac Interceptor sent hundreds of...
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...
Maryland Democrats’ DHS Shutdown Stance: A Costly Political Gamble While the Potomac Suffers
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion At a moment when federal support could—and should—be focused on disaster...
Trump Calls Potomac Sewage Spill a “Massive Ecological Disaster,” Signals Federal Intervention
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews President Donald J. Trump issued a forceful public statement today calling the Potomac...
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....
Potomac Interceptor Collapse: Updates Scattered Across Agencies as Marylanders Piece Together the Full Picture
By MDBayNews Staff When nearly 300 million gallons of untreated sewage enter the Potomac River system, the public deserves...
Maryland’s Infrastructure Failure Turns the C&O Canal Into a Sewer Bypass
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 19, 2026, a 72-inch sewer main known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed near...
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...
Moore Missing in Action? Maryland’s Governor Silent as Potomac Sewage Crisis Spills Onto State Soil
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On January 19, 2026, a 72-inch sewer main known as the Potomac Interceptor collapsed near...
Potomac Interceptor Repairs Continue: What It Is, How It Works, and What Went Wrong
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Washington-area residents have been watching closely as DC Water continues emergency...
Sewage, Silence, and Spin: Maryland Demands Answers After Historic Potomac Spill
By MDBayNews Staff What began on January 19 as a collapsed sewer pipe near Clara Barton Parkway has now become one of the...
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...
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...
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...
Maryland Democrats Turn on Themselves Over Risky Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push
By MDBayNews Staff A rare and revealing public split has emerged inside Maryland’s Democratic supermajority as state...
Andy Harris: Maryland’s Lone Republican Fighter in Washington
In a state painted deep blue, one man continues to carry the torch for conservative Marylanders: Congressman Andy Harris....
Ghost Forests and Forgotten Farms: Maryland’s Eastern Shore Confronts a Salty Reality
By Michael Phillips The skeletons of once-proud forests now haunt Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Across Dorchester, Somerset,...
The Untold Truth About Maryland’s DNR: Millions Spent, Little Accountability, and the Silencing of Rural Voices
While the Baltimore Sun sings the praises of Maryland’s environmental bureaucracy, there’s a murkier story left...