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  • River Cleanup Volunteers

    Potomac Watershed Clean Up Initiative

    on March 7, 2020

    Help Us Keep the Potomac Trash-Free Join us at National Harbor or Alexandria Waterfront! From April to October, we have clean up events – the second…


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    Citizen Science Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program

    on March 5, 2020

    PROGRAM RELATED NEWS: PROGRAM INFORMATION: Participate in our Citizen Science Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring…


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  • Cacapon River Capon Bridge WV

    Keep the Cacapon Clean Initiative

    on February 3, 2020

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: Brent Walls, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper, is a leading figure in The Keep the Cacapon Clean Initiative (KCCI), a…


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  • Verso Corporation's Luke Mill

    Verso Corp. / Luke Paper Mill Campaign

    on November 19, 2019

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: Washington, D.C. – November 19 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) today filed a Notice of Intent to Sue…


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  • Mattawoman Wastewater Treatment Plant

    on November 14, 2019

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: Mattawoman Creek is a tributary to…


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  • 2017 Algal Outbreak, Deer Rapids, Strasburg VA

    Shenandoah Algae Reporting Campaign

    on August 6, 2019

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: Algal Outbreaks Continue to Plague the Shenandoah The Shenandoah River and its inhabitants have…


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

    on March 13, 2019

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: Shenandoah Valley Clean Water Collaboration Creating a Smart, Green, and Economically Prosperous Watershed


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  • Tom's-Creek

    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

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: The proposed construction of the


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  • Toxic Wastewater Discharges from Coal Power Plants

    on December 2, 2017

    CAMPAIGN INFORMATION: EPA’s 2015 “Effluent Limitation Guideline” Rule was developed to deal with the discharge of toxic metals…


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Alexandria

  • 17 May, 20
    PRKN Event, Alexandria River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    100 Madison Street Alexandria, VA 22314

  • 21 Jun, 20
    PRKN Event, Alexandria River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    100 Madison Street Alexandria, VA 22314

  • 19 Jul, 20
    PRKN Event, Alexandria River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    100 Madison Street Alexandria, VA 22314

  • 16 Aug, 20
    PRKN Event, Alexandria River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    100 Madison Street Alexandria, VA 22314

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National Harbor

  • 09 May, 20
    PRKN Event, National Harbor River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    137 National Plaza, Oxon Hill

  • 13 Jun, 20
    PRKN Event, National Harbor River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    137 National Plaza, Oxon Hill

  • 11 Jul, 20
    PRKN Event, National Harbor River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    137 National Plaza, Oxon Hill

  • 08 Aug, 20
    PRKN Event, National Harbor River Cleanups
    Potomac River Watershed Clean Up

    137 National Plaza, Oxon Hill

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