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  • Proposed Rollback of Federal Coal Ash Rule

    Posted by Jackie Clark on April 5, 2018

    Well, they’re at it again! Under the Obama Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency adopted the first-ever federal protections against the dangers posed by coal…


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  • Mark Frondorf

    Shenandoah River Report!

    Posted by Jackie Clark on April 2, 2018

    A lot has happened since we last spoke at the end of September. The DuPont company, the Virginia Department of Natural Resources and…


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  • Join us for a Potomac Watershed Clean-Up Saturday, April 14!

    Posted by Jackie Clark on April 2, 2018

    We’re cleaning up the Potomac Watershed Saturday, April 14!  Groups of volunteers will work from boats to pick up trash from Seneca…


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  • Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative

    Posted by Robin Broder on March 23, 2018

    While Shenandoah Riverkeeper Mark Frondorf continues to work with the Southern Environmental Law Center and other environmental organizations to challenge the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) in the courts, he…


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  • Hogan Administration Approves Pipeline

    Posted by Jackie Clark on March 20, 2018

    I’ve had a chance to review the Potomac Pipeline permit approval issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment…


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  • Brent Walls, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper

    Permit Update: Hogan Declines, Grumbles is Silent

    Posted by Jackie Clark on March 16, 2018

    We keep trying!  But, boy, are we disappointed. While we were trying to get the attention of Governor Hogan and Secretary Ben Grumbles of…


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  • Why Won’t Dominion Disclose Groundwater Monitoring Data?

    Posted by Jackie Clark on March 7, 2018

    I’ve written previously about the report released Friday, March 2, by Dominion Energy confirming groundwater contamination at its coal burning…


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  • Dominion Fails to Provide Critical Monitoring Date for Possum Point Residents

    Posted by Jackie Clark on March 6, 2018

    Washington, DC – March 6 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) today assailed the report posted Friday, March 2 by Dominion Energy about…


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  • Our Filed Comments on Federal Environmental Review of Potomac Pipeline

    Posted by Jackie Clark on February 27, 2018

    I wrote last week that PRKN was preparing its extensive and necessary comments to the Environmental Assessment prepared by the…


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  • We Need Your Help! Comments to Stop the Potomac Pipeline Due Feb. 26!

    Posted by Jackie Clark on February 23, 2018

    As we at PRKN prepare to submit our comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Environmental Assessment (EA) of…


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Mark Hand@MarkFHand·
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Scott Pruitt's EPA is rushing through a plan that would eliminate protections for clean water and communities in order to benefit the goals of power plant owners that manage #coalash sites, says @selc_org's Frank Holleman. https://t.co/c9VggmrSgr

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Rep. Donald McEachin@RepMcEachin·
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Utilities must continue to test the water near their toxic #coalash dumps to make sure hazardous chemicals don't leak into drinking water. #ProtectCleanWater

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