Press Releases - Potomac Riverkeeper Network

DEQ Taking Action on Route I-66 Alleged Violations

on May 22, 2020

Potomac Riverkeeper Commends Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for Action to Bring Route I-66 Construction Site Polluter to Account Investigation by Potomac Riverkeeper Identified Illegal…

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DEQ Issues Notice of Violation for VDOT Problems Related to “Transform 66” Project

on May 12, 2020

DEQ has issued the following Notice of Violation for VDOT problems that have been under investigation by Potomac Riverkeeper, Dean Naujoks.

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Maryland Proposes to Reject Effort to Delay Pollution Reductions

on April 4, 2020

Three Coal-Fired Plants Affected, Must Meet Better Standard to Protect the Public Washington, D.C. – April 2 – Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks today announced that Maryland’s…

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UPPER POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST LUKE PAPERMILL

on March 29, 2020

Verso, Owner of the Company Refuses to Stop Polluting Washington, D.C. – March 25 – Upper Potomac Riverkeeper (UPRK) Brent Walls today announced…

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POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK DECRIES EPA’s SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

on March 27, 2020

Unnecessary Action Encourages Industries to Pollute Washington, D.C. – March 27 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) strongly opposes the suspension of enforcement for violations of…

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POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER COMMENDS EPA AND VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL’S $1.4 MILLION FINE AGAINST DOMINION POWER FOR TOXIC COAL ASH DUMPING

on March 15, 2020

Investigation by Potomac Riverkeeper Led to Discovery of Illegal Activity at Possum Point Power Plant Washington, D.C. – March 13 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) applauds…

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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Files Notice of Intent to Sue Verso Corporation (Luke Paper Mill)

on November 19, 2019

Discharges of Toxic “Black Liquor” into the Upper Potomac River from Verso Corporation’s Luke Paper Mill Violate Hazardous Waste Law Washington, D.C. – November 19–…

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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Files Notice of Intent to Sue Charles County Board of Public Works

on November 14, 2019

Mattawoman Creek is a tributary to the tidal Potomac River, and represents…

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Investigation Reveals Illegal Activity At Morgantown Coal Plant on the Potomac River

on September 26, 2019

Washington, D.C. – September 26 – Photographs taken during an aerial patrol by Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN)…

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PRKN Announces Award Winners for Service to Clean Water

on August 2, 2019

Washington, D.C. – August 1 –Potomac Riverkeeper Network revealed the winners of its annual “Service to…

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