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    Potomac Riverkeeper Network > Latest Posts > Press Releases

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Press Releases

  • 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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  • Statement on Dominion’s Coal Ash Report

    on November 16, 2018

    Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) notes, as it predicted, that recycling and landfill disposal are the best solution to…


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  • Gala Recap!

    on November 15, 2018

    Our fourth annual Gala was a smashing success!  Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance and leading environmental advocate was our keynote speaker…


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  • DEAN NAUJOKS

    Frederick Sewage Plant Upgrade Success!

    on October 17, 2018

    Great news!  We succeeded in our efforts to resolve the nitrogen pollution violations at Frederick’s wastewater treatment plant…


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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network Announces Award Winners for Service to Clean Water

    on October 9, 2018

    Washington, D.C. – October 4 –Potomac Riverkeeper Network revealed the winners of its annual “Service to Clean Water”…


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  • Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Keynote 2018 GALA

    on July 26, 2018

    Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President of Waterkeeper Alliance and leading environmental advocate will be…


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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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  • DEAN NAUJOKS

    Alexandria Receives State Approval to Proceed with Long Overdue Stormwater and Sewer System Upgrades

    on July 3, 2018

    The Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has signed off on Alexandria’s plan to reduce stormwater and sewer…


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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network Files Lawsuit To Guarantee Timely Sewage Plant Improvements

    on June 7, 2018

    The Potomac Riverkeeper Network today filed a lawsuit against the City of Frederick, Maryland, over chronic pollution violations at the city’s sewage plant that…


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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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Please contact members of the VA Ag. & Natural Resources Cmte to tell them to support Senator S. Surovell’s bill, SB1533 and finally clean up the toxic coal ash leaching into the Potomac River! Read more and find contact information here. https://t.co/rqA3jIX3gU #moveyourash

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Join our Coal Ash Town Hall meeting tonight, 6 pm, Potomac River Fisheries Commission Hdqts, 222 Taylor St, Colonial Beach, VA.! Your Potomac River is threatened by toxic coal ash pits that have been leaching into the Potomac for decades! https://t.co/WMBp9VTB68 #moveyourash

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