OXON HILL — A man working on a water main replacement project in Maryland has died in an apparent trench collapse. Police in Prince George’s County said Wednesday on Twitter that the man was killed while performing utility work and ...

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ACCOKEEK — Officials say a broken sewer main at a wastewater treatment plant in Prince George’s County has caused more than 1 million gallons of wastewater to flow into a creek. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission said in a statement ...

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ROCKVILLE — Montgomery County officials are holding a work session on a study about how rate increases for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission compare to other utilities around the nation. The council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee is meeting ...

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Maryland law permits the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to deny refund claims simply by letting them sit for 180 days — but WSSC remains silent at its own risk.

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WASHINGTON — Saying the government should lead by example, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the federal government to nearly triple its use of renewable sources for electricity by 2020. Obama said the plan to use renewables for 20 percent ...

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OXON HILL — Water officials in Maryland say they hope to put a major water pipe back into service this weekend after repairs. Work on the pipe has meant that hundreds of thousands of people in southern Prince George’s County ...

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Ryman Hospitality Group Inc., of Nashville, Tenn., the owner of the 2,000-room Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, said Thursday that it received word from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission that the water crisis affecting southern Prince George’s County has been averted.

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OXON HILL — Water officials in Maryland knew that they may have averted a crisis that threatened to leave hundreds of thousands of people without water for days, but they kept mum for hours to ensure their fix worked. Water ...

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OXON HILL — Hundreds of thousands of people in suburban Washington are sweating through a punishing heat wave under orders to avoid long showers, turn off sprinklers and think twice about flushing the toilet. Carwashes, day care centers and fast-food ...

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OXON HILL — Several southern Prince George’s County communities — including Joint Base Andrews and National Harbor — are being urged to stock up on water ahead of a pipeline repair will leave them without water for days just as ...

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