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  • Our Report Shows Coal Ash Can Be Recycled to Beneficial Uses

    on November 30, 2017

    Potomac Riverkeeper Network and Southern Environmental Law Center released a new report that finds recycling coal ash left at Possum Point and…


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  • 2017 Law & Water Gala

    on November 17, 2017

    On November 3rd, 2017, over 250 friends, guests and supporters gathered at the historic Old Ebbitt Grill to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the…


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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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21 Mar

Our new Sea Dog water monitoring boat launch was a spectacular success! Visit our website to see the photos, watch the coverage on channel 9 and 7, read about it in The Washington Post, and listen to it on WAMU! https://t.co/HKkz8ZfuVp #cleanwater #cleanpotomacriver

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Today we launched our new water monitoring boat the Sea Dog! The boat will be a floating laboratory where we will monitor the quality of the river. Thanks to everyone who turned out to help us celebrate! #cleanpotomacriver

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