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PRKN Applauds Governor McAuliffe’s Proposed Moratorium on Coal Ash Solid Waste Permits
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Governor McAuliffe announced that he is restoring the common sense measures to Virginia Senate Bill 1398 (SB 1398) that…
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Press Release: 80% of Virginia Voters Polled Support Stronger Coal Ash Protections at Possum Point
Prince William County Voters to Dominion Power: Recycle/Move to Safe, Lined Landfills Washington, D.C. (February 7, 2017) A recent poll conducted by the Cromer Group…
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Alexandria Sewage Discharges Threaten Public Health & the Potomac River
City’s Own Water Samples Show Potomac Unsafe for Human Contact Washington, DC (January 10, 2017) Just before the holidays, Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) submitted
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Statement on Dominion Decision to Run Water Lines to Homes Around Possum Point
Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network Today it came to our attention that Dominion Virginia Power is making some…
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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Posts $1000 Reward for Information Identifying Source of Potomac River Oil Plume
Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2016) Potomac Riverkeeper Network announced today that it is offering a $1000 reward for information identifying those responsible for the…
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Press Release: Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Announces Partnership Effort to Preserve the Savage River
Potomac Riverkeeper Network proudly announces a partnership-based effort to preserve the pristine nature of Savage River and its watershed. For over a year the…
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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Partners With National Park Service to Celebrate Area Rivers
Paddle Potomac! Paddle Shenandoah! Features 12 Paddle Events over 11 Days, June 8th-19th WASHINGTON, DC May 20, 2016 – Potomac RIverkeeper Network, in partnership with…
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Environmental Groups Challenge Maryland Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Before D.C. Circuit Court
(Washington D.C.) – Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments from Earthjustice and others regarding the Federal Energy…
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Waterkeepers File Suit Against EPA for Weakening Protections of Rivers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Waterkeepers Chesapeake and seven Riverkeeper organizations in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia, have filed suit in U.S. District Court…
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Press Release: Town of Dumfries Calls for EPA Criminal Investigation into Dominion 27.5 Million Gallon Coal Ash Wastewater Dump Into Quantico Creek
DEQ Director Denied Contaminated Water from Ash Ponds…
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