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Keeper's Blog

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  • PRKN Comments on Alexandria’s Long Term Control Plan

    on May 8, 2018

    We filed comments regarding the City of Alexandria’s revised Long Term Control Plan submission to the Virginia Department of…


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  • RiverPalooza is Back With Fun and Breathtaking River Outings!

    on May 4, 2018

    River paddle trips ranging from bird watching, fishing and snorkeling on the Shenandoah to overnight camping on…


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  • Proposed Rollback of Federal Coal Ash Rule

    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…


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  • Mark Frondorf

    Shenandoah River Report!

    on April 2, 2018

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


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

    on April 2, 2018

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


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  • Atlantic Coast Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative

    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…


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  • Hogan Administration Approves Pipeline

    on March 20, 2018

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


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  • Brent Walls, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper

    Permit Update: Hogan Declines, Grumbles is Silent

    on March 16, 2018

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


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  • Why Won’t Dominion Disclose Groundwater Monitoring Data?

    on March 7, 2018

    I’ve written previously about the report released Friday, March 2, by Dominion Energy confirming groundwater…


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

    on March 6, 2018

    Washington, DC – March 6 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) today assailed the report posted…


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NWF Water@NWFwater·
19 Oct

Happy anniversary to the #CleanWaterAct! For 47 years, this law has helped make our waters better for #fishing, #drinking, and swimming. It also helps protect our wetlands & streams from pollution and destruction and helped conserve critical fish & #wildlife habitat.

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Blue Water Baltimore@BlueWaterBmore·
19 Oct

Today, we’re celebrating the @epa's 47th anniversary of the #CleanWaterAct. Why should you care? Because THIS is worth protecting. https://t.co/d26ev4eNHm #Baltimore #CleanWater #ProtectCleanWater @EPAwater

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