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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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  • We’re Launching the Sea Dog to Help Us Monitor the Quality of the River!

    on March 18, 2019

    Washington, D.C. – March 19– Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) today launched the Sea Dog, a 42 foot Chesapeake…


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  • PRKN Files Notice of Intent to Sue Specialty Granules, Inc.

    on March 4, 2019

    PRKN has filed a Notice of Intent to sue for the ongoing unlawful discharge of suspended solids from the sediment pond at Specialty…


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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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  • Brent Walls

    Public Hearing to Consider Impact of Specialty Granules, Inc.’s Application for Permit to Mine Pine Hill

    on January 23, 2019

    Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls will be joined by members of Friends of Tom’s Creek (FOTC)…


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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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  • 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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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
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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.
#cleanwater #beautfulmattawomancreek
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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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