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Industrial Pollution
  • Verso Luke Mill Paper Company Fishkill Investigation

    Verso Luke Paper Company Pollution Report – Certificate of Analysis Received

    on October 18, 2019

    PRKN has received the following analytical results for lab samples sent in on Friday, April 26,…


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  • DEAN NAUJOKS

    Participate in the EPA Virtual Hearing October 10!

    on October 4, 2019

    Would you be willing to take a minute of your time to tell EPA weakening…


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  • The Story Behind our Success at Cleaning Up Possum Point Coal Ash

    on March 20, 2019

    Possum Point is a sleepy rural mid income community of families and retired military folks who live a simple life along Quantico Creek and…


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  • Major Victory on Coal Ash!

    on February 16, 2019

    We had a huge win on coal ash on Friday!  The coal ash bill passed…


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  • Public Hearing on Closing Possum Point

    on February 11, 2019

    Join me at the Department of Environmental Quality public hearing on closing Possum Point coal ash ponds,…


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  • Statement on Pending Virginia Coal Ash Legislation

    on January 24, 2019

    Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) and Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks today applauded the agreement which resulted in pending…


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  • Write Your Senators About Coal Ash Legislation!

    on January 21, 2019

    Here is some language you can use to write to your Virginia state Senator to tell him or her to support SB 1533 and…


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  • DEAN NAUJOKS

    Help Us Pass Coal Ash Legislation in Virginia!

    on January 19, 2019

    We still need your help on the coal ash legislation! The good news is the bill passed out…


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  • Virginia Senate Finance Committee

    on January 18, 2019

    Here is the contact information for the Virginia Senate Finance Committee: Co-Chair Thomas K. Norment, Jr. District 3 Capitol number (804) 698-7503 District number (757) 259-7810 District03@senate.virginia.gov Map: https://www.vpap.org/offices/state-senate-3/redistricting/ Co-Chair Emmett…


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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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Instagram post 2170710380870121008_9673325632 Are YOU a member of PRKN? If so join us on November 12th for a special PRK member meeting! Our Potomac Riverkeeper, Dean Naujoks, will talk about the state of the watershed and the issues we’ll be facing in 2019. Not a member yet? Joining is easy right though our website! See the link in our bio for registration details (preregistered members who attend will get a free ride on the Ferris wheel)! #riverkeeper #waterkeeper #potomac #potomacriver #nationalharbor #maryland #events #ferriswheel
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Instagram post 2161837245362325753_9673325632 We’ve been fighting for years to get the #shenandoah river listed as an impaired waterway, and we’re not stopping anytime soon! Our Riverkeepers are continuously out searching for algae to prove the river has been plagued by excessive & dangerous algae! #riverkeeper #waterkeeper #shenandoahriver #algae #algaebloom #river
Instagram post 2157385203185012424_9673325632 Ever wanted to spend a day in the life of a Riverkeeper? These @americanuniversity students got to yesterday when filming a documentary on a very rough Potomac River! Thanks for hanging in there with us! #potomacriver #potomac #documentary #riverkeeper #waterkeeper
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Read about our Notice of Intent to Sue Charles County over discharges from its wastewater treatment plant in violation of the Clean Water Act.
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What a time last night at the book signing of Maude Barlow's book, "Whose Water Is It, Anyway?" Maude, a renowned water justice activist, recounts her experience as she and her fellow water warriors woke up to immense pressures on water in a warming world.
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