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    Citizen Science Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program

    on May 17, 2019

    Citizen Science Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring to Make the Potomac Swimmable Again! Part of Potomac Riverkeeper Network’s mission is to improve recreation access throughout the…


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    Green and Prosperous Valley Vision: SRK’s Chesapeake Bay Trust Collaboration

    on March 13, 2019

    Shenandoah Valley Clean Water Collaboration Creating a Smart, Green, and Economically Prosperous Watershed Potomac Riverkeeper Network has obtained…


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    Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Leads Fight Against Mining Permit in Pennsylvania

    on February 14, 2019

    Upper Potomac Riverkeeper Brent Walls joined Friends of Tom’s Creek (FOTC) to oppose the expansion of operations for Specialty Granules, Inc…


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    Atlantic Coast Pipeline Threatens Shenandoah River Campaign

    on December 13, 2017

    The proposed construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would impact the headwaters of the…


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  • Toxic Wastewater Discharges from Coal Power Plants

    on December 2, 2017

    EPA’s 2015 “Effluent Limitation Guideline” Rule was developed to deal with the discharge of toxic metals and other pollutants removed from coal plants’ air…


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  • Big Springs Filtration Plant & Firefighting Chemical Contamination

    on November 2, 2017

    EPA issued a lifetime health advisory (LHA) in 2016 that gave a limit of 70 parts per trillion for PFOS and…


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  • Clean Water is Under Attack

    on June 28, 2017

    The Administration has directed the EPA to take sweeping measures to undo clean water protections under the Clean Water Rule intended to safeguard the…


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  • Safe Disposal of Coal Ash at Possum Point Campaign

    on January 25, 2017

    PROJECT UPDATE: Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation to require the state’s largest…


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  • No Potomac Pipeline Campaign

    on October 28, 2016

    In 2016, behind the scenes, without public input, a West Virginia gas company called Mountaineer Gas quietly laid the groundwork for a fracked gas…


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  • Stopping Alexandria Sewage Overflow Campaign

    on October 8, 2016

    Like Washington D.C., the historic downtown section of Alexandria uses a combined sewer system that dumps untreated sewage…


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Our new Sea Dog water monitoring boat launch was a spectacular success! Visit our website to see the photos, watch the coverage on channel 9 and 7, read about it in The Washington Post, and listen to it on WAMU! https://t.co/HKkz8ZfuVp #cleanwater #cleanpotomacriver

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Today we launched our new water monitoring boat the Sea Dog! The boat will be a floating laboratory where we will monitor the quality of the river. Thanks to everyone who turned out to help us celebrate! #cleanpotomacriver

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