EPA Completes Potomac Cleanup Ahead of Schedule. Wes Moore Is Still Silent.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that the federal cleanup of the Potomac...
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Maryland Refused to Act When the Potomac Was Drowning in Sewage. Now It Wants to Sue.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When 240 million gallons of raw sewage began pouring into the Potomac River on January 19,...
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...
Potomac Sewage Spill Sparks Outrage, Renewed Demands for Accountability and Infrastructure Reform
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The fallout from the massive raw sewage spill into the Potomac River is far from over. As...
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...
After 30 Days of Silence, Maryland’s Federal Democrats Finally Send a Letter on Potomac Sewage Spill
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For nearly a month after the catastrophic collapse of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line,...
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...
Green Party Ticket Presses Moore on Sewage, Oversight, and AI Transparency
By MDBayNews Staff The Ellis/Andrews Green Party gubernatorial campaign is attempting to seize an opening in Maryland’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
300 Million Gallons of Failure: Maryland’s Leaders Missing as the Potomac Fills with Sewage
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Potomac Interceptor collapsed on January 19 in Montgomery County — releasing an...
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...
Weeks More of Sewage in the Capital: D.C.’s Infrastructure Failure Spills Into Public View
By MdBayNews Staff Washington, D.C. residents are now being told that a massive sewage leak fouling parts of the city will...
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...