Potomac Sewage Threatens DC’s 250th Independence Day
A collapsed sewer line in the Potomac Interceptor has unleashed hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River, risking the Washington, D.C. area’s planned 250th Independence Day celebrations as heat and humidity threaten to carry the stench into the capital; authorities reroute wastewater, FEMA coordinates relief, and political blame is flying between Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore as the city races to fix the problem before July 4.
