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    Potomac Riverkeeper Network > Latest Posts > Fracking & Mining

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Fracking & Mining

  • 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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  • Secretary Ben Grumbles’ Letter to the Army Corps of Engineers

    Posted by Jackie Clark on March 16, 2018

    Grumbles’ Letter to the Army Corps of Engineers


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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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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network Comments on Federal Environmental Review of Potomac Pipeline

    Posted by Jackie Clark on February 27, 2018

    Washington, DC – February 27 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) submitted its comments on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC)…


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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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  • Hundreds Tell Governor Hogan No Potomac Pipeline in Annapolis!

    Posted by Jackie Clark on February 16, 2018

    Hundreds of concerned citizens from Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, DC and as far away as Pennsylvania turned out last night…


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  • Join the #MyPotomac Social Media Campaign to Stop the Potomac Pipeline!

    Posted by Jackie Clark on February 14, 2018

      We need your help to send a strong message to Governor Larry Hogan telling him that he needs to do his job and…


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  • Join Us at Our Rally in Annapolis to Oppose Potomac Fracked Gas Pipeline Threatening the Drinking Water for Millions

    Posted by Jackie Clark on February 7, 2018

    Join us the evening of February 15 with concerned citizens of Maryland, Washington, DC, West Virginia and Virginia as we raise our voices…


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URGENT ACTION! Stop Trump's EPA from rolling back regulations on toxic coal ash! Protect our drinking water and rivers! Comments due April 30. https://t.co/zHKcKdJLBT #coalash #potomacriver #EPARollbacks

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