The Department of Justice filed a complaint against the water and sewer authority in Washington, D.C., on Monday after more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into the Potomac River this ...

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Maryland is suing DC Water, the utility company behind the sewage line that spilled an estimated 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in January. Through the lawsuit, filed Monday, ...

The Justice Department sued Washington, D.C.’s water utility on Monday over a massive sewage spill that sparked a political fight between federal and state authorities, and which President Trump ...

Maryland's Attorney General and the Department of the Environment (MDE) are suing a Washington, D.C. water utility company over the Potomac River sewage spill that they claim contaminated the river.

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 ...

Crews cleani up the spill following the release of raw sewage from the Potomac Interceptor. Despite a marathon repair effort, the state of Maryland claims that there were significant releases into its ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint Monday in federal court against the city of Washington, D.C., and its water and sewer authority, seeking financial penalties for their role ...