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Experienced Senior Legal Counsel Wanted

Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our dedicated team in protecting and preserving the Potomac River and its tributaries. If you are a skilled attorney with a strong background in environmental litigation, a passion for environmental conservation, and a commitment to safeguarding our rivers, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

2024 Legislative Priorities in MD & VA

Potomac Riverkeeper Network Legislative Priorities 2024

Maryland Priorities The Clean Water Justice Act SB 653/HB1101 Senator Malcolm Augustine (D-47) Prince George’s County) & Delegate Sara Love (D-16 Montgomery County) The Clean Water Justice Act would help to restore rights lost under the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA by giving Marylanders the right to enforce state clean water laws. … Read More

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The Clean Water Justice Act

Sponsors: Del. Sara Love & Sen. Malcolm Augustine A CCE Priority Bill Why We Need the Bill The Clean Water Justice Act allows communities impacted by water pollution to enforce the law against polluters. This access to the courts to enforce the law and protect communities from pollution was at the heart of the federal … Read More

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Background on Dr. Tyler Frankel’s Quantico Creek Study

Pursuant to state and federal law and regulations, Dominion is conducting post-closure monitoring of the groundwater on the site, to track levels of coal ash related metals that have leached out of the ponds into the environment. Dominion’s monitoring shows that metals from coal ash such as arsenic, boron, cobalt and radium 226 have all … Read More

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NEW RESEARCH SHOWS IMPACT OF DOMINION’S COAL ASH IN QUANTICO CREEK ECOSYSTEM

Study Demonstrates Harm to Biodiversity, Heightened Concentration of Neurotoxic Heavy Metals in Sediment Washington, DC – November 2 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) applauds the study of groundwater and sediment contamination from coal ash in Quantico Creek and Possum Point in Virginia undertaken by Professor Tyler Frankel of Mary Washington University, Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks  … Read More

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2023 Gala Wrap Up

Party on the Pier – A Huge Success! This year’s Gala was a terrific success, thanks to so many! Nearly 290 attended and, for our most important fundraiser of the year, we raised over $300,000! Whom to thank? Our Host Committee, our Sponsors – and of course, the folks who attended and went deep into … Read More

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