Jackie Clark

Press release

POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER COMMENDS EPA AND VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S $1.4 MILLION FINE AGAINST DOMINION POWER FOR TOXIC COAL ASH DUMPING

Investigation by Potomac Riverkeeper Led to Discovery of Illegal Activity at Possum Point Power Plant  Washington, D.C. – March 13 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) applauds the fines and settlement for environmental violations perpetrated by Dominion Energy at the company’s Possum Point power station, announced today by Mark Herring, Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia. … Read More

Water Justice

The mission of the Potomac Riverkeeper Network is to protect the public’s right to clean water.  To me, this necessarily includes the concept of Water Justice. What is water justice, and why is it important? We all agree, or we should, that every person on the planet has a right to clean water. I could … Read More

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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Summer 2019 Water Quality Monitoring Results

We had a highly successful summer protecting and defending the Potomac River through our citizen science water quality monitoring program. It’s a key feature of our Make the Potomac Swimmable Again Campaign.  Over the summer, dozens of volunteers collected and analyzed water samples from the Potomac River from Fletcher’s Cove to National Harbor. Monitoring is … Read More

It’s Budget Time in Virginia — Let the General Assembly Know That Funding Clean Water Must be a Priority!

Dear Friend, It’s Budget Time in Virginia — Let the General Assembly Know That Funding Clean Water Must be a Priority! Dollars can move mountains or better yet, protect our rivers and streams. We have a unique opportunity this year to see meaningful increases in natural resource funding, thanks to the budget proposed by Gov. Northam. … Read More

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Respect the Shenandoah

The Shenandoah River is near and dear to the hearts of all those who grew up in the Shenandoah Valley as I did. It is a beautiful river, a great fishing river, and great river for paddling, rafting, and inner tubing. I enjoyed many of those pastimes in my youth, but I stopped going to … Read More

MARK FRONDORF

Help Shenandoah Riverkeeper Pass a Law to Keep Cattle out of Our River!

This Wednesday, January 29, a key House Committee in the Virginia legislature will consider  HB 1422, a bill that sets a 2025 deadline to fence cattle out of waterways and requires state funding to ensure farmers can afford it. Unfenced cattle destroy streambanks and valuable riparian buffers, and directly “deposit” manure and bacteria into the … Read More

Investigation Reveals Illegal Activity At Morgantown Coal Plant on the Potomac River

Washington, D.C. – September 26 – Photographs taken during an aerial patrol by Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) identified illegal handling and storage of toxic coal ash at GenOn’s Morgantown coal-fired power plant, leading to an investigation by the  Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) that found multiple violations of the plant’s Clean Water Act discharge … Read More

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