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Frederick Sewage Plant Upgrade Success!
Great news! We succeeded in our efforts to resolve the nitrogen pollution violations at Frederick’s wastewater treatment plant — the city successfully completed…
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Dominion Coal Ash Update
I have some progress to report in our fight against legacy coal ash in Virginia. You probably recall that the Virginia legislature earlier last…
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Help Us Stop the Potomac Pipeline by Joining Our Letter Writing Campaign!
We need your help – and we need it now! Write a letter to National Park Service telling them not to issue…
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New Water Testing Program at PRKN!
I’m really thrilled to announce the launch of our water quality testing program in D.C. waters! Potomac Riverkeeper is partnering with Anacostia Riverkeeper, Alliance…
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Court Vacates ACP Permits
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously vacated the permit issued to Dominion Power by the National Park Service (NPS) for…
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Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Mid-Term Report: More Work Needs to Be Done
The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Mid-Term Report came out on July 27 — lots of scientific jargon, but the bottom line is that the…
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Alexandria Receives State Approval to Proceed with Long Overdue Stormwater and Sewer System Upgrades
The Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has signed off on Alexandria’s plan to reduce stormwater and sewer outfalls flowing into the Potomac…
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Comments on the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines
Comments we filed along with the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Appalachian Mountain Advocates on the sufficiency of Nationwide Permit 12 to protect Virginia’s…
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Mountain Valley & Atlantic Coast Pipeline Update
Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of a crucial permit that the fracked gas Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) needs…
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Spill at Mattawoman Creek
Many of you have seen the news about the recent disastrous spill at Mattawoman Creek, when nearly six million gallons of raw sewage poured into the…
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