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    Potomac Riverkeeper Network > Latest Posts > Press Releases

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Press Releases
  • Dominion and Utilities Confirm that Coal Ash Contaminated Groundwater

    on March 1, 2018

    Washington, DC – March 1 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) says that recent disclosures made by utility companies…


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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network Comments on Federal Environmental Review of Potomac Pipeline

    on February 27, 2018

    Washington, DC – February 27 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) submitted its comments on the…


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  • MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NO PERMIT NEEDED FOR DRILLING UNDER POTOMAC TO BUILD PIPELINE

    on January 29, 2018

    Refuses to Consider Risk of Spill to Drinking Water for Six Million Washington, DC – January 29 –…


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  • Legal Challenges Filed Targeting Atlantic Coast Pipeline Approvals

    on January 19, 2018

    Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Appalachian Mountain Advocates, on behalf of a coalition of community and conservation groups, filed…


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    Potomac Riverkeeper Issues Rebuttal to Dominion Coal Ash Use Assessment

    on January 18, 2018

    Rebuttal Highlights Faulty Logic, Misleading Statements, and Incomplete Information in Dominion Report Washington, DC – January 18…


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    Statement on State Water Control Board Decision to Delay Effectiveness of Certification of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

    on December 12, 2017

    4-3 Decision Recognizes Risk to Virginia’s Drinking Water Quality, Fish and Wildlife Habitats, and Recreation Washington, DC – December 12 – We are relieved…


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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network Urges State Water Control Board to Deny Clean Water Certification of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

    on December 8, 2017

    Protect Virginia’s Water Quality, Fish and Wildlife Habitats, Drinking Water, and Recreation Washington, DC – December 8 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) calls for…


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  • Press Release

    New Report Urges Recycling, Not Burying of Coal Ash

    on November 30, 2017

    Protects Virginia Rivers and Drinking Water from Contamination and Provides Cost-effective product for Highway and Bridge Construction Washington, DC – November 30 – An…


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  • Press Release

    World Rivers Day: Riverkeepers announce the Twinning of the Potomac and the Ottawa Rivers

    on September 23, 2017

    (Ottawa, ON. September 22, 2017) – Ottawa Riverkeeper (ORK) and Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRK) are pleased to announce the symbolic twinning…


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  • Major Environmental Groups Urge MDE to Investigate Full Risks of Pipeline

    on August 11, 2017

    Alarmed with the Potential Detriment to the Environment, Coalition Calls for Assessment, Rejection of TransCanada’s Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project Baltimore, MD — On Tuesday August…


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