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Press Release: New Poll Shows Majority Of Prince William Residents Oppose Dominion’s Controversial Plan To Dump Wastewater From Its Toxic Coal Ash Ponds to Potomac River
Washington DC— A new poll conducted on behalf of Potomac Riverkeeper Network reveals significant public concern and opposition to Dominion Virginia’s plan to clean…
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Groups Urge Court to Reverse Approval of Cove Point LNG Export Facility
For immediate release – PDF of Press Statement November 23, 2015 Contact: Betsy Nicholas, betsy@waterkeeperschesapeake.org, 202-423-0504 Robin Broder, robin@waterkeeperschesapeake.org, 703-786-8172 Federal regulator approved construction…
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Press Release: Potomac Riverkeeper Calls on EPA to Investigate Dominion’s Handling of Coal Ash Waste at Possum Point Power Plant
Washington DC: June 26th, 2015—Potomac Riverkeeper Network…
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Maryland Court Rules in Favor of Local Riverkeepers and Rejects Weak Montgomery County Stormwater Permit
On April 2, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled against the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) and sent the flawed stormwater permit for…
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Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Conducts Pollution Permit Compliance Sweep and Finds Severe Violations
In March, 2015, Potomac Riverkeeper Network’s Upper Potomac Riverkeeper completed…
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New Riverkeepers and Staff Join to Form Potomac Riverkeeper Network
On March 4th, 2015, Potomac Riverkeeper, Inc. officially changed its name to Potomac Riverkeeper Network. This change reflects the formation of three individual Riverkeeper…
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Statement on EPA’s Regulation on Coal Ash Disposal
To comply with a court-ordered deadline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today has issued its first-ever national rule on the disposal of coal ash. This…
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Dismissal of Appeal in Alt v. EPA (WV Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation)
In light of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to withdraw its appeal of the West Virginia district court decision in the case…
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Shenandoah Riverkeeper to Sue EPA for Failure to Address Algae in Shenandoah
This week, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, represented by Earthjustice, filed a notice of intent to sue the EPA for its failure to act in the face…
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Jeff Kelble Named President of Potomac Riverkeeper, Inc.
We are pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of Potomac Riverkeeper, Inc. has unanimously selected Jeff Kelble as our new President, effective…
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