News & Politics Why Can You Swim in the Seine but Not the Potomac River? Paris’s river cleanup is much further along. Capital Comment, Pollution, Potomac RiverSeptember 23, 2025
Food | News & Politics The Chesapeake Bay’s Dwindling Blue Crab Population Is Bad News for Restaurants, Crab Eaters Strong demand and fewer local crabs mean more imports and "everybody's going to pay more.” Chesapeake Bay, Chespeake Crabs, Crabs, PollutionJanuary 11, 2023
News & Politics Is DC Among the Most Dog Poo-luted Cities? This Survey Seems to Think So. The District ranked ninth for the most tweets complaining about littered dog poop. DOEE, Dog Poop, Dog Walkers, PollutionApril 4, 2022
News & Politics No, the Washington Metro Region Still Doesn’t Have Great Air Quality The American Lung Association's State of the Air report examined the region's smog and soot levels. air pollution, air quality, PollutionApril 21, 2021
News & Politics Trump Cuts to Chesapeake Bay Program Will Make the Potomac Dirtier, Environmentalists Say Budget, Chesapeake Bay, Donald Trump, PollutionMarch 17, 2017
News & Politics Will It Ever Be Safe to Swim in the Potomac? Athletes shouldn't be the only people concerned that the Nation's Triathlon canceled its swimming leg. Nation's Triathlon, Pollution, Potomac River, Water QualitySeptember 14, 2016
Why Can You Swim in the Seine but Not the Potomac River?