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Get the Cattle Out

  • 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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  • Press Release

    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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