EPA - Potomac Riverkeeper Network

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 Proposes to Reject Effort to Delay Pollution Reductions

on April 4, 2020

Three Coal-Fired Plants Affected, Must Meet Better Standard to Protect the Public Washington, D.C. – April 2 – Potomac Riverkeeper Dean Naujoks today announced that Maryland’s…

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POTOMAC RIVERKEEPER NETWORK DECRIES EPA’s SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

on March 27, 2020

Unnecessary Action Encourages Industries to Pollute Washington, D.C. – March 27 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) strongly opposes the suspension of enforcement for violations of…

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Proposed Rollback of Federal Coal Ash Rule

on April 5, 2018

Well, they’re at it again! Under the Obama Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency adopted the first-ever federal protections against…

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Dominion and Utilities Confirm that Coal Ash Contaminated Groundwater

on March 1, 2018

Washington, DC – March 1 – Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) says that recent disclosures made by utility companies…

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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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Fighting to Stop Toxic Wastewater Pollution from Coal Power Plants

on December 2, 2017

In the latest example of federal environmental rollbacks affecting the Potomac River, the Maryland Department…

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GW WONKCAST S2E6: THE CLEAN WATER RULE

on November 22, 2017

In episode six, the GW WonkCast team talks with Phillip Musegaas, Vice President of Programs and Litigation at Potomac Riverkeeper Network, an environmental nonprofit…

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URGENT ACTION! Stop EPA’s Repeal of the Clean Water Rule!

on August 11, 2017

The Trump administration launched its assault on our clean water and drinking water protections…

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EPA Suspends New Limits on Toxic Emissions from Coal Fired Power Plants

on August 8, 2017

In yet another assault on clean water, the EPA recently announced its indefinite delay of…

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