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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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  • 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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PRK Network@PotomacRiver·
6 Jan

This is the last week to donate to the combined federal campaign! If you're a federal employee, consider starting 2020 off with a donation to your favorite, local nonprofit!
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PRK Network@PotomacRiver·
20 Dec

Make your end of year gift today! Any donation made before December 31, will be matched dollar-for-dollar to support the over 14 thousand square mile watershed that we call home. http://ow.ly/I0uZ50xFthy

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