DC Water begins cleanup work at the site of the Potomac Interceptor collapse. The 240-million-gallon sewage spill into the river posed a major public health threat for the region, according… Read More
DC Water says a temporary bypass system is now containing sewage from a collapsed segment of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line, significantly reducing the overflow that began last week near… Read More
Tuesday at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Montgomery County high school students enrolled in the Leadership Academy for Social Justice met with county officials. They heard County Executive Marc… Read More
As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) sets its sights on governmental infrastructure, an agency based in the county seems to be in its crosshairs. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric… Read More
Maryland ranks fourth in WalletHub’s “2024’s Greenest States” report, released on April 10. The top five environmentally friendly states are California, Vermont, New York, Maryland, and Washington. West Virginia ranks… Read More
The Montgomery County Office of Procurement is one of five teams selected to participate in a Harvard University bootcamp that helps teams achieve their climate goals by using creative procurement… Read More
Reforest Montgomery opened applications for its free shade tree program Thursday. The initiative, one of six programs within this unit of the Montgomery County Planning Department, provides households with trees… Read More
The 2021 Montgomery County Climate Action Plan set a lofty goal: zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 and an 80% emissions reduction by 2027. To meet this deadline, county officers… Read More
Several environmental and historic preservation groups filed a request for summary judgement Friday concerning the state’s proposed plans to build toll lanes along I495 and I270. According to the groups,… Read More
Varios grupos de preservación ambiental e histórica presentaron una solicitud de juicio el viernes, con respecto a los planes propuestos por el estado para construir carriles de peaje a lo… Read More
Drought conditions and fires have recently impacted the nation and Montgomery County. “We are in a fight, and at some point we’ve got to think about this like you would… Read More
The air quality in Montgomery County and the surrounding D.C. region is unhealthy right now. Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has moved into the area. That has created hazy… Read More