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    Potomac Riverkeeper Network Posts $1000 Reward for Information Identifying Source of Potomac River Oil Plume

    on December 1, 2016

    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

    on September 27, 2016

    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

    on May 20, 2016

    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

    on April 20, 2016

    (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

    on March 10, 2016

    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

    on March 10, 2016

    DEQ Director Denied Contaminated Water from Ash Ponds…


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    Statement from Potomac Riverkeeper Network and Southern Environmental Law Center on Settlements

    on March 9, 2016

    Charlottesville, VA—The recent settlements of coal-ash wastewater appeals…


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    Press Release: Pressure Mounting on DEQ to Protect Virginians From Dominion’s Coal Ash Pollution

    on February 26, 2016

    Groups Appeal Permit to Pollute Potomac River with Contaminated Coal Ash Wastewater Charlottesville, VA—Today, on behalf of Potomac Riverkeeper Network, the Southern Environmental…


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    Press Release: Dominion’s License to Pollute Potomac River with Contaminated Coal Ash Wastewater To Be Appealed

    on February 1, 2016

    Charlottesville, VA—On behalf of Potomac Riverkeeper Network, the Southern Environmental Law Center notified Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that it will appeal in…


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  • Press Release

    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

    on December 8, 2015

    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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