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Troubling Findings of Forever Chemicals in Antietam Creek Announced by Upper Potomac Riverkeeper

on June 22, 2020

High Levels of PFAS Detected in Smallmouth Bass and Creek Waters Washington, D.C. – June 17– Upper Potomac Riverkeeper (UPRK) Brent Walls today announced findings…

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MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT SAYS NO PERMIT NEEDED FOR DRILLING UNDER POTOMAC TO BUILD PIPELINE

on January 29, 2018

Refuses to Consider Risk of Spill to Drinking Water for Six Million Washington, DC – January 29 –…

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Firefighting Chemicals Threaten Martinsburg Water Supply and Opequon Creek

on December 4, 2017

Nearly six million people rely on public water supplies within the Potomac River Watershed to provide them with clean drinking water. Forty years after…

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Statement on Dominion Decision to Run Water Lines to Homes Around Possum Point

on December 9, 2016

Statement from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network Today it came to our attention that Dominion Virginia Power is making some…

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