Shenandoah Algae Elimination Campaign - Potomac Riverkeeper Network

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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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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New Report on Livestock and Poultry Pollution Issues in the Shenandoah

on April 28, 2017

On April 26, 2017, Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) came out with

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Our Day in Court on Sewage Sludge

on September 22, 2016

After 6 years of fighting, on September 16, 2016, Shenandoah Riverkeeper finally had our chance to tell a…

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Mostly Good News for Virginia Ag in Governor’s Budget

on August 23, 2016

Earlier this month, Governor McAuliffe announced Virginia’s $61 million investment in agricultural best management practices. The governor said as one of our largest private…

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Low Water, High Temps, Nutrients = Algae!

on July 29, 2016

We received almost an inch of rain yesterday in addition to the localized storms that have been rumbling through the Valley this entire week.

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