The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, have jointly released a new topobathymetric lidar dataset for the Potomac River, extending from ...

Lawmakers and environmental groups are once again trying to reverse the ban that Washington, D.C., first imposed in 1971, arguing that stretches of the Potomac River have healed and should be open to ...

In the 1960s, the Potomac River was declared a “national disgrace” by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Decades later, the condition of the river has earned a “B” from the Potomac River Conservancy. At a ...

(Updated at 11:05 a.m.) A combination of hot days and pandemic closures has sent people flocking to the banks of the Potomac River near Chain Bridge. On both the Virginia and D.C./Maryland sides of ...

WASHINGTON — Last summer, a report card gave a mixed picture of the Potomac River’s health. A year later, we went back to see if the water tells a better story. The Potomac remains a mixed picture.

The D.C. area needs more rain. "We have began active drought monitoring due to the low river flow," @PotomacCommis tweeted. "We'll send daily reports to partners w/ flow, weather, and water-use data." ...

It’s not new: The U.S. Navy has been discharging weapons into the Potomac River, south of the Harry Nice Bridge, since 1918. But as the Navy plans to expand its test range beyond the more than 50 ...

After 14 years at Earthjustice, Neil Gormley is pivoting away from legal affairs to focus on rewilding the Potomac River. A senior attorney at Earthjustice is departing to start a new nonprofit ...

WASHINGTON — The Potomac River received a B for 2022. This grading system is done to see how well the Potomac is holding up to the goals laid out in the 1972 Clean Water Act. "It's an improvement from ...

On April 9, Connor Lynch, an angler fishing on the Potomac River near Fletcher’s Cove, hooked and released a shortnose sturgeon, a fish not seen in the river since 2007. The Potomac Riverkeeper called ...