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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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Settlement in Deer Lodge Mobile Home Park Septic Failure Case
Potomac Riverkeeper and the owner of the Deer Lodge Mobile Home Park (Park), Marcella Klinger, in Washington County, MD negotiated the terms of a…
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Potomac Riverkeeper Appeals the Environmental Quality Board Decision on Clean Water Act Permit
Potomac Riverkeeper Seeks to Reverse the Board’s Decision Berkeley County, WV – Potomac Riverkeeper filed an appeal today of the Environmental Quality Board’s approval of…
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Potomac Riverkeeper Appeals the Surface Mine Board Decision on Quarry Permit
Potomac Riverkeeper Seeks the Reversal of the Board’s Decision Berkeley County, WV – After careful review of the Surface Mine Board final ruling on North…
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