Potomac River

Wild Near the City

Patricia McGuire | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Dorchester County, Nanjemoy Creek, Chesapeake Bay, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Wilderness, Kayaking, Patuxent River, Patuxent River Park, Potomac River, Video, DC News

Want to get away from it all but only have a few hours on a summer afternoon? Just a short drive away from that impossibly packed calendar are places of incredible wild beauty that offer a respite from the frenzy of daily life in D.C.

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Our Most Endangered River? In the Shadow of the Capital

Alexandra Cousteau | Posted 05.16.2012

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In spite of what scientists and water conservationists are telling us about the delicate state of the Potomac, Congress is actively pursuing legislation that will reduce federal environmental oversight of our lakes, rivers, and streams.

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America's Most Endangered River Is...

Posted 05.16.2012

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America may be filled with beautiful rivers and streams, but some of the country's most notable waterways are also its most endangered. Released Tuesd...

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Ten Most Endangered Rivers of 2012 (PHOTOS)

Wm. Robert Irvin | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Coal River, South Fork Skykomish River, America's Most Endangered Rivers, Chattahoochee River, Grand River, Crystal River, Missouri River, Green River, American Rivers, Hoback River, Kansas River, Potomac River, Endangered-River, Video, Green News

If Congress slashes clean water protections, more Americans will get sick and communities and businesses will suffer. We simply cannot afford to go back to a time when the Potomac and rivers nationwide were too polluted to use.

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Metro D.C. Residents, Who are We Anyway?

Hulya Aksu | Posted 04.27.2012

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What does it mean to be a resident of the Metropolitan D.C. region? What defines us as a people and a culture?

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PHOTOS: Potomac River's Natural Wonder At Little Falls

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 03.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Of the Potomac River's cataracts, Great Falls usually gets top billing as a local natural wonder. And deservedly so. But Little Fall...

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Local Fishers Deliver Invasive Potomac River Menace To Legendary Manhattan Eatery

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Tepper | Posted 02.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A hideous, mucus-coated Asian fish feared for its species-killing potential in rivers along the East Coast finally has found powerful ad...

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Naked Man Builds Potomac River Dams Near D.C.

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The stretch of the Potomac River upstream from the nation's capital is a natural wonder, a recreational playground to explore that sits ...

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Warner: Region Needs New Potomac River Bridge

The Huffington Post | Michael Grass | Posted 11.24.2011

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) thinks the D.C. region needs additional bridges crossing the Potomac River, an issue that's often the thir...

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Arlington Cemetery: Once A Thriving Black Town

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arlington Cemetery, James Parks, Hermene Hartman, Freedman's Village, John F. Kennedy, Robert E. Lee, General Robert E. Lee, Iwo Jima, Potomac River, Politics News

The only trace of Freedman's Village left on the grounds are the lonely graves in Section 27 near the Iwo Jima Memorial.

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Feds Want Daley To Clean Up Chicago River, He Tells Them 'Go Swim In The Potomac'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago River Cleanup, Illinois, Daley Potomac, Potomac River, Chicago River, Mayor Daley, Epa, Chicago, Chicago News

In his typically blunt style, Mayor Richard M. Daley replied Wednesday afternoon to a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency, urging that his...

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Potomac Coal Ash Spill Could Reach Washington DC

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maryland Coal Ash Spill, Washington DC, Coal Ash, Coal Spill, Green Politics, Coal, Potomac River, Coal Spill Potomac, Coal Ash Spill Potomac, Green News

UPDATE: While the coal ash was spilled, Maryland officials are now saying that much of the spill thankfully missed the river: "Any spill of coal ash ...

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