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Fracking & Mining

  • Help us stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline from being built across the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway!

    on May 20, 2019

    Help us stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline from being built across the Appalachian Trail and Blue Ridge Parkway! …


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  • Thoughts for the New Year!

    on January 17, 2019

    Happy New Year! I now have more than six months at Potomac Riverkeeper Network behind me – I…


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  • Maryland Board of Public Works Denies Potomac Pipeline Easement Across State Property

    on January 2, 2019

    In a stunning victory for clean water, the Maryland Board of Public Works today rejected,…


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  • Buckingham Deserves the Same Treatment as Mount Vernon

    on November 20, 2018

      Where Dominion’s gas compressor station is concerned, Buckingham deserves the same treatment as Mount Vernon, by Michael Paul Williams in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.  Read…


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  • Statewide Conservation Groups Call on Northam to Reverse Decision to Replace Air Board Members During Pending Permit Decision

    on November 16, 2018

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Nov. 15 Media Contacts: Claudine McElwain | cmcelwain@selcva.org | 434-977-4090 Lee Francis | lfrancis@valcv.org |…


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  • POTOMAC PIPELINE: Tell the National Park Service You Expect Them to Protect the Potomac River!

    on November 13, 2018

    We need your help to stop this project! Sign our petition by November…


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  • Help Us Stop the Potomac Pipeline by Joining Our Letter Writing Campaign!

    on October 4, 2018

    We need your help – and we need it now!  Write a letter to National Park Service…


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  • Take Action Now: Insist the Superintendent of the C&O Canal denies a right of way permit to TransCanada for the Potomac Pipeline

    on October 1, 2018

    For those of you following the developments of the Potomac Pipeline – and I hope that’s all of you – you probably know that…


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  • MARK FRONDORF

    Court Vacates ACP Permits

    on August 7, 2018

    Yesterday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously vacated the permit issued to Dominion Power by the…


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  • FEDS Approve Potomac Pipeline Despite Public Opposition and Risks to the Potomac River

    on July 20, 2018

    In 3-1-1 Vote, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dismissed Concerns Raised by Upper Potomac…


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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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