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Potomac Riverkeeper Network Calls for Changes to Maryland’s New Pollution Trading Regulations

on January 12, 2018

On December 8, 2017 the Maryland Department of Environment’s (MDE) published its proposed Water Quality Trading Program regulations which would establish rules for creating…

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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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Settlement on NRG’s Power Plant Pollution Leads to a $0.5 Million Oyster Restoration Project

on June 8, 2017

As part of Potomac Riverkeeper’s settlement with NRG Energy and the state of Maryland on NRG’s pollution of the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers with…

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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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Shenandoah Riverkeeper Halts Nutrient Trading at the Massanutten Sewage Treatment Plant

on May 3, 2017

The Shenandoah Riverkeeper scored a major victory in protecting the Shenandoah watershed by compelling the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to dramatically improve…

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New Report on Livestock and Poultry Pollution Issues in the Shenandoah

on April 28, 2017

On April 26, 2017, Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) came out with

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NRG to Pay $1M Penalty for Pollution

on September 12, 2016

In 2013, Potomac Riverkeeper, Patuxent Riverkeeper and Food & Water…

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What’s Behind the Fish Kills on the Shenandoah?

on June 5, 2015

Now that the summer has officially arrived, everyone wants to know how the fishing is doing on the Shenandoah River. Unfortunately, for this season,…

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Dismissal of Appeal in Alt v. EPA (WV Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation)

on October 2, 2014

In light of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to withdraw its appeal of the West Virginia district court decision in the case…

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Mixing Zones: Why we shouldn’t have them

on September 6, 2014

Mixing zones present a great visual example of how discharges directly impact the look, feel, and biological integrity of rivers. Many fisherman, fishing guides,…

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