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Troubling Findings of Forever Chemicals in Antietam Creek Announced by Upper Potomac Riverkeeper
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
In yet another assault on clean water, the EPA recently announced its indefinite delay of…
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