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  • World Rivers Day: Riverkeepers announce the Twinning of the Potomac and the Ottawa Rivers

    on September 23, 2017

    (Ottawa, ON. September 22, 2017) – Ottawa Riverkeeper (ORK) and Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRK) are pleased to announce the symbolic twinning…


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  • Enforcement Action Leads to Penalties for Sewage Plant in Lower Potomac

    on September 8, 2017

    Potomac Riverkeeper’s 2016 review of Clean Water Act discharge permits on the Potomac led us to the Winters Apartments Sewage Treatment Plant in St….


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  • Shenandoah Riverkeeper Asserts that Virginia Must Deny Certification of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

    on September 7, 2017

    On August 22, 2017, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) submitted comments on behalf of Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Potomac Riverkeeper Network and several other conservation…


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  • EPA Suspends New Limits on Toxic Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants

    on August 8, 2017

    In yet another assault on clean water, the EPA recently announced its indefinite delay of…


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  • Coast Guard Announces Interim Security Zone along the Potomac

    on July 19, 2017

    The Coast Guard recently announced an interim rule establishing a security zone that encompasses approximately two miles along the Potomac…


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  • From Standing Rock to Hancock: Camp Out to Stop the Potomac Pipeline

    on July 14, 2017

    On Friday June 30th at McCoy’s Ferry Campground, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls launched our summer…


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    An Unsteady Balance for Virginia’s Farms and Clean Water

    on June 19, 2017

    Millions of livestock animals are raised in the Shenandoah Valley, a region that by most standards is the breadbasket of Virginia. Agriculture has intensified…


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  • Concern over TransCanada Pipeline at Chesapeake Bay Executive Meeting

    on June 16, 2017

    Governors and representatives from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware, along with top EPA officials, convened in Annapolis…


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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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  • Settlement on NRG’s Power Plant Pollution Leads to a $0.5 Million Oyster Restoration Project

    on June 8, 2017

    As part of Potomac Riverkeeper’s settlement with NRG Energy and the state of Maryland on NRG’s pollution of the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers with…


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