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Washington DC’s 240 million-gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble

When 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., starting in mid-January 2026 and running though mid-March, it was estimated to be the largest sewage spill in U.S. history. But it wasn’t the first, nor will it be the last.

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Ruptured pipe that leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac is back in operation

The massive sewage pipe that ruptured and leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac River has returned to operation after the completion of emergency repairs

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Trump approves federal emergency declaration for Potomac River sewage spill

Millions of gallons of raw sewage have been pouring into the water through a ruptured pipe since last month

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Trump and Maryland governor feud over Potomac River sewage spill disaster

President accused Wes Moore of ‘gross mismanagement’ after federally managed sewer line ruptured last month

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Responders recall a mission of recovery and grief a year after the midair collision near DC

Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River

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E Coli levels test ‘dangerously high’ in Potomac River after sewage spill: report

Millions of gallons of toxic waste entered the river following a leak from a major underground sewer

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Timeline of the year since an Army helicopter and plane collided over Washington

A collision between a Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet killed 67 people in January 2025

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Maryland dad praised after building daughters $200,000 apartments in his own home as NYC rent is too high

Two adult women with remote jobs opted to leave New York City’s surging rent rates behind for free, brand-new apartment units at their childhood home in Potomac, Maryland

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Is Trump plotting an Arc de Triomphe-style building in DC?

A White House official claimed Trump ‘came up’ with the design for the arch which will sit opposite the Lincoln Memorial

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New book sheds light on Lincoln’s misunderstood killer: ‘He’s not that person at all’

In Midnight on the Potomac, author Scott Ellsworth looks back at the tumultuous last year of the US civil war

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Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially already vulnerable communities

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and contained toxic chemicals. Ohio’s Cuyahoga River was so contaminated, its oil slicks erupted in flames.

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A timeline of last month's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001

More than two weeks after a helicopter and airplane collision over Washington killed 67 people, investigators have completed their work at the scene where the aircraft fell into the Potomac River

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A timeline of last week's air disaster in Washington, the deadliest in the US since 2001

Almost a week after a helicopter and airplane collision in Washington killed 67 people, investigators are still at work as salvage crews pull out chunks of aircraft

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Bodies of all 67 DC crash victims recovered as safety officials say Army Blackhawk was flying too high

NTSB says that Blackhawk was flying more than 100ft higher than its allowed altitude when collision took place

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NTSB Releases Photos Of Wrecked Black Box From Potomac Aircraft Crash After Recovering It 'At a Depth Of 8 Feet'

Efforts to recover the aircraft, as well as the remaining bodies, continue on Tuesday

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Diver Sent To Find Remains of DC Aircraft Crash Details 'Horrors' Under The Waters Of The Potomac

The bodies of 55 of the 67 victims have been retrieved from the river

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Watch live: View of DC plane crash site as officials continue search for 12 victims

Watch live as recovery efforts continue in the Potomac River on Monday, 3 February, after the Washington DC plane crash, in which an American Airlines jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter collided last week.

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Recovery crews return to the Potomac debris after the deadly

Recovery crews and divers are searching the Potomac River for remains and clearing wreckage from the midair collision of a passenger jet and Army helicopter that killed 67 people

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The Latest: Recovery and investigation underway in deadly aircraft collision over DC

Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century

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Plane crash near Washington DC: what we know on day 2

Cockpit voice and flight data recorders found from American Airlines flight that collided with military helicopter; 28 bodies recovered from Potomac River

Evening Standard

Flight map shows route of American Airlines plane before deadly crash in Washington DC

Sixty-seven feared dead after crash in Potomac River in Washington DC

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Search and rescue crew face dangerously cold Potomac River waters after DC plane crash

Life-threatening hypothermia can occur in waters much warmer than the Potomac is this week

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The U.S. figure skaters in plane crash in the Potomac: Everything we know so far

Here's what we know so far.

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Dozens Of Bodies Pulled From Potomac River After Passenger Jet and Black Hawk Helicopter Collide

The incident took place near Reagan National Airport, marking the deadliest U.S. commercial aviation accident in nearly 16 years

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Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC

An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River

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