MoCo buses will be powered by poop

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Take a Dump, Power a Bus

Montgomery County buses will soon be powered by poop. The county’s Ride On bus fleet will run on renewable natural gas made by capturing methane gas from the wastewater treatment process. The project helps Montgomery County get closer to their goal of a 100% carbon emission reduction by 2035. [WTOP]

Illegal Weapon Testing In the Potomac?

The Navy has been illegally testing weapons in the Potomac for over a century, according to a lawsuit filed this week by two environmental groups. The lawsuit claims that the Navy is violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollution into the river without a permit. The Navy argues that the tests aren’t significantly impacting the river’s health, but the suit alleges they are harming both the environment and river recreation. [DCist]

Paddling the Potomac

62-year-old Cathy Brennan is kayaking the entire Potomac alone. Her ambitious trip began in May, and this week, she passed through the D.C. area. Brennan has kayaked the length of five other rivers and completed a 700-mile journey on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. She hopes to finish up her spectacular solo trip in around a week at the Chesapeake Bay. [Washington Post 🔒]

Where Is It?

This one was so hard! This is the roof of the Harris Teeter in Adams Morgan. It used to be the National Arena, a public roller rink and a bowling alley. It later became the Citadel Motion Picture Center, and is now a grocery store and apartments. Nice detective work, Ben W. and Danyelle H., who were our ONLY two correct guessers this week.

Next up, can you tell me where this enormous foot is located? Bonus points if you know anything about the piece or who made it. Hint: It is part of a larger sculpture.

What To Do

🍺 Shelter Beer Showcase | Monday | 4 p.m.

Shelter Beer at The Roost is kicking off a week of specials today in celebration of RAMMY Beverage Week. Today is $5 cask pours; tomorrow is free non-alcoholic beer tasting! [Free, Capitol Hill]

💚 Shrek | Tuesday | 9 p.m.

Turn out for the last Adams Morgan outdoor movie night. Pick up a brown bag movie meal from a neighborhood restaurant and make a night of it. [Free, Adams Morgan]

📚 Well-Read Black Girl | Wednesday | 7 p.m.

This new book club at the MLK Library will host authors of “A Renaissance of Our Own” and “The Perfect Find” for its inaugural meeting. [Free, Penn Quarter]

🥗 Salad Season | Wednesday | 7 p.m.

Chat local, in-season deliciousness with Sheela Prakash and Carey Polis who wrote the cookbook “Salad Seasons.” [$5+, Mt. Pleasant]

Today on City Cast

The Bears! They’re Everywhere!

Ok so then where DO you dump a bear? They’ve been spotted in Rockville, Hyattsville, Arlington, Roosevelt Island, AND Brookland, where neighbors called animal control. Lauren Crossed from the Humane Rescue Alliance explains why the bears are roaming urban neighborhoods, and what to do if you see one.