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    Potomac Riverkeeper Network > Latest Posts > Spills & Kills

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Spills & Kills
  • Spill at Mattawoman Creek

    on June 20, 2018

    Many of you have seen the news about the recent disastrous spill at Mattawoman Creek, when nearly six million gallons of…


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    PRKN Posts $1500 Reward for Information on Source of November 2016 Oil Plume

    on December 2, 2016


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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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    Potomac River Oil Spill – February 2016

    on February 5, 2016

    October 31, 2016 update: Dominion Virginia Power agreed to pay a $260,000 fine for two mineral oil spills earlier this…


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  • Lessons Learned from September 2015 Latex Spill in the Upper Potomac

    on September 30, 2015

    Pollution spills occur more often than you think. Usually, however, we only hear about the big ones like when three million gallons of acid…


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  • What’s Behind the Fish Kills on the Shenandoah?

    on June 5, 2015

    Now that the summer has officially arrived, everyone wants to know how the fishing is doing on the Shenandoah River. Unfortunately, for this season,…


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  • Pollution Report: ‘Squeeky Clean’ Fish Kill

    on April 9, 2014

    Shenandoah Riverkeeper received a citizen’s report of a fish kill and a strong chemical odor in Blacks…


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