Big news this summer for river swimmers: You can now splash around the capital’s famous body of water! Sadly, it’s the capital of France. The Seine is open for swimming; the Potomac and Anacostia ...

To raise the Potomac River’s health score to a coveted “A,” the report advocates for protecting healthy forests, restoring streams and habitats, defending water protection laws, and activating ...

The Potomac River is holding steady at a "B" grade for water quality, but progress has flatlined, according to the latest river report card released Wednesday by the nonprofit Potomac Conservancy. Why ...

It won't be completed until about 2030, but a pedestrian/bicyclist bridge over the Potomac River could bring more people to ...

WASHINGTON — Imagine it’s a hot summer day in Washington, D.C., in other words just Tuesday. You grab your towel, slap on some sunscreen and head down to a clean stretch of the Potomac River. Kids are ...

The Potomac River received a "B" rating when it comes to water quality in the 2025 Potomac River report card released Wednesday. The report showed the quality remains steady, but still isn't good for ...

The Potomac Conservancy gave the Potomac River a B grade in its recent report card, the fifth B in ten years. And while a B is better than the D the river got in 2011 or the C in 2013, the river is ...