The rain the D.C. region has experienced recently is helping improve drought conditions across the Potomac watershed.

The Potomac Conservancy gave the Potomac River a B grade in its recent report card, the fifth B in ten years. And while a B is better than the D the river got in 2011 or the C in 2013, the river is ...

“EPA set strict limits for PFAS in drinking water in 2024 that will officially take effect in 2029, giving us time to put new treatments in place.” — Susan Miller, Public Affairs Manager for Fairfax ...

Officials at George Mason University’s Potomac Science Center have unveiled plans for a new pier to be constructed on the ...

After the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) awarded a contract to construct a controversial section of Corridor H earlier this summer, citizen groups opposing construction have now ...

A battle over the final stretch of Corridor H has escalated as citizens’ groups from West Virginia and Virginia filed a ...

American Rivers and the Dan River Basin Association don’t view endangered status as a conclusion. Instead, they view it as a ...

Local watershed groups are asking Southern Maryland residents to help plant one million baby oysters into the Breton Bay Oyster Sanctuary next month, the latest installment in an eight-year ...

Maryland’s Board of Public Works approved $4.6 million this week for trails, playgrounds and land conservation projects in 11 ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to issue a final ...

Who is running in the 6th Congressional District in the 2026 election? Get to know the candidates through their responses to The Baltimore Sun and Capital Gazette’s voter guide questionnaire. This ...

Alexandria has also asked residents to stop clearing and trimming vegetation in parks on their own, saying unapproved work ...