• Water Wednesday: PFAS – what can we do to get rid of it?

    Phil Farina from Clear Creek Systems, a firm specializing in water treatment, will join Brent Walls, Upper Potomac Riverkeeper, in speaking about treatment and destruction technologies for PFAS, a group

  • Swimmable Potomac Town Hall

    Join DC water quality experts Jonathan Champion and Alicia Ritzenthaler from DC’s Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE), and Potomac Riverkeeper, Dean Naujoks, for a town hall discussion of swimming opportunities in the Potomac River in DC. We will discuss why swimming was banned in DC rivers in 1971 and why it is now high time to lift that ban.

  • International Water Tasting

    The 34th Annual International Water Tasting event will be held at the historic Country Inn in Berkeley Springs, WV. This is a free event, so come, show your support, and hear Brent’s remarks about the latest news on PFAS – toxic “forever chemicals” – in our soil and water.

  • Public Hearing on AES Warrior Run Permit

    Maryland’s Department of the Environment will hold a public information hearing on the renewal of a discharge permit for AES Warrior Run coal-fired electricity generating plant on April 8 at

  • Virginia Osprey Festival

    The Virginia Osprey Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating the return of the osprey to Colonial Beach, birdwatching and the area’s abundant natural resources.