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Tag Archives: EPA

  • 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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  • Trump Administration Clean Water Rule Repeal Threatens Water Quality

    on June 28, 2017

    Pipeline Projects Will Face Fewer Obstacles Washington, DC (June 28, 2017) By starting the process of repealing the Clean Water Rule yesterday, the Trump Administration…


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    An Unsteady Balance for Virginia’s Farms and Clean Water

    on June 19, 2017

    Millions of livestock animals are raised in the Shenandoah Valley, a region that by most standards is the breadbasket of Virginia. Agriculture has intensified…


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  • EPA Fails to Protect the Shenandoah River

    on May 30, 2017

    Local groups challenge EPA’s approval of Virginia’s decision to not list the Shenandoah as ‘impaired,’ despite excessive algae blooms and nutrient pollution [caption id=”attachment_3403″ align=”alignright”…


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21 Mar

Our new Sea Dog water monitoring boat launch was a spectacular success! Visit our website to see the photos, watch the coverage on channel 9 and 7, read about it in The Washington Post, and listen to it on WAMU! https://t.co/HKkz8ZfuVp #cleanwater #cleanpotomacriver

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Today we launched our new water monitoring boat the Sea Dog! The boat will be a floating laboratory where we will monitor the quality of the river. Thanks to everyone who turned out to help us celebrate! #cleanpotomacriver

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