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

on February 13, 2020

Dear Friend, It’s Budget Time in Virginia — Let the General Assembly Know That Funding Clean Water Must…

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Respect the Shenandoah

on February 6, 2020

The Shenandoah River is near and dear to the hearts of all those who grew up in the Shenandoah Valley as I…

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

on January 27, 2020

This Wednesday, January 29, a key House Committee in the Virginia legislature will consider HB 1422, a bill that sets a 2025 deadline…

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Comments to 2018 Virginia Water Quality Assessment Integrated Report

on April 10, 2019

We are continuing our fight to force the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to fulfill its duty to identify the North Fork, South…

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Potomac Riverkeeper Network and Shenandoah Riverkeeper Comments on DEQ Draft Water Quality Assessment Guidance Manual

on March 15, 2019

Read the comments on behalf of Potomac Riverkeeper Network and Shenandoah Riverkeeper (“Commenters”) regarding the above-referenced Guidance Manual. Commenters appreciate the opportunity to provide our…

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Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Mid-Term Report: More Work Needs to Be Done

on August 2, 2018

The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Mid-Term Report came out on July 27 — lots of scientific jargon, but the…

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Shenandoah Riverkeeper Files Lawsuit Over Algae in the Shenandoah

on June 9, 2017

We’ve been dealing with excessive algae blooms throughout the river ever since a massive fish kill occurred in 2005. That event spawned

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EPA Fails to Protect the Shenandoah River

on May 30, 2017

Local groups challenge EPA’s approval of Virginia’s decision to not list the Shenandoah as ‘impaired,’ despite excessive algae blooms and nutrient pollution [caption id=”attachment_3403″ align=”alignright”…

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Keeping Cattle Out of the River is Healthier for the Cattle – and the River

on May 15, 2017

Cattle trample vegetation and destroy a stream bank as they walk down the bank to…

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Shenandoah Riverkeeper Halts Nutrient Trading at the Massanutten Sewage Treatment Plant

on May 3, 2017

The Shenandoah Riverkeeper scored a major victory in protecting the Shenandoah watershed by compelling the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to dramatically improve…

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