We're getting the first images back from photographers covering the passenger jet crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The 12-day heat wave that just ended in Washington turned the Potomac River to veritable bath water. On the river at Little Falls, Sunday’s 93.7 degree reading 4.1 feet from the shoreline is the ...

We’re getting the first images back from photographers covering the passenger jet crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport.

The Potomac Conservancy, a regional environmental group, this week upgraded the river’s health to a B . With evidence that a federally backed regional cleanup is working, this is not the time to ...

The U.S. Coast Guard released images taken Thursday of the wreckage of the helicopter and plane that collided. The photos from the Potomac River show parts of the aircraft sticking out of the ...

The waters of the Potomac River, especially in the stretch where they form in the mountains and flow past Washington, are getting cleaner. But a new report says there’s still more work to do to ...

Since 2007, the Potomac Conservancy has released progress reports in the form of a letter grade that reflects the health of the river. The report is in for 2022.

“That’s what I’m used to,” he said, looking out at the Potomac River. He’s been paddle boarding on the Potomac for about six years. He says, lately, the water levels have been high.

Oyster aquaculture in the Potomac River estuary could result in significant improvements to water quality, according to a new study. All of the nitrogen currently polluting the Potomac River ...