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SAMPLING DATA ON SEWAGE SPILL RELEASED BY POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK
Results Show Catastrophic Impact on Health of the Potomac Washington, DC – January 26 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) today released the results of its testing of…
Urgent: Potomac River in Crisis
Right now, millions of gallons of untreated sewage are pouring into the Potomac River after a massive 6-foot wide sewer pipe collapsed near Clara Barton Parkway in…
PRKN 2024 ANNUAL REPORT
KEEPING OUR WATER CLEAN — FOR DRINKING, FOR PLAYING, FOR LIFE Our 2024 Annual Report highlights a year of major impact during a time of change. Inside,…
Employment Opportunity: Development Manager
Join our passionate and dynamic team as Development Manager and contribute to the protection and restoration of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers. Apply today and be part…
Groups Challenge DEQ Water Pollution Permit
Charlottesville, Va – December 2 – Wild Virginia and Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) filed suit on December 1 in Charlottesville Circuit Court challenging a permit the Department…
Potomac Riverkeeper Network Sues Town of La Plata for Clean Water Act Violations
Pollution Discharges and Sewage Overflows Endanger Public Health Washington, DC – November 24 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) has sued the Town of La Plata, Maryland over…
