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Big Springs Filtration Plant & Firefighting Chemical Contamination
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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Toxic Wastewater Discharges from Coal Power Plants
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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Clean Water is Under Attack
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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Atlantic Coast Pipeline Threatens Shenandoah River Campaign
The proposed construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would impact the headwaters of the…
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Safe Disposal of Coal Ash at Possum Point Campaign
PRKN is using litigation and grassroots political outreach to push for a…
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No Potomac Pipeline Campaign
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
Like Washington D.C., the historic downtown section of Alexandria uses a combined sewer system that dumps untreated sewage…
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Hog Factory Farm on Big Cove Creek
A small community is fighting against a large hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) or factory farm in Fulton County, PA. This factory-like facility would…
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Don’t Frack Maryland Campaign
The far western panhandle of Maryland is beautiful country, graced by deep lakes, wild forests and of…
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NRG Dickerson Power Plant
In 2013, Potomac Riverkeeper, Patuxent Riverkeeper and Food & Water Watch filed a notice of intent to sue to NRG. NRG operates coal powered…
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