Big Win on Patuxent Coal Waste!

March 26, 2018 With great pride and joy, We are pleased to report that the Prince George’s County District Council earlier today voted unanimously to disapprove the special exception for the Brandywine Coal Ash disposal site operated by NRG on North Keyes Road. We won! Granted, NRG might appeal this latest decision, but our advocacy…

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Cluster of power plants assails a Maryland community

Within the next three years, five large power plants will be operating within a 15-mile radius of this Washington, D.C.-area bedroom community. There are already three plants up and running — one burns coal and two use natural gas — and two more are under way….Patuxent Riverkeeper is trying to do something about the disparities…

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A Jazzy Day of the River!

Please join us for “A Jazzy Day of the River”; an open air, outdoor concert at the Patuxent Riverkeeper Center featuring award winning vocalist Sara Jones and the Tom Lagana Trio. Since this is an outdoor concert we encourage you to bring a blanket or a chair for seating on the lawn. If you come…

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PAXCON 2017- Sign Up Today!!!

Get hyped for Paxcon 2017 on December 6th, 2017, at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, MD! This year’s theme is “River Management Stories: Making the Leap from Information to Application.” Early bird registration of just $30 ends November 6th, 2017. For more info visit   http://www.paxcon.org 

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Honoring our Sacred Rivers

April 8, 2017 at the Patuxent Riverkeeper Center ~  Indigenous Ceremony + Education + Art = An incredible experience!  Printable legal-sized PDF here ~ Honoring Our Sacred Rivers

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