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Rappahannock Tribe files appeal over withdrawal permit for Virginia river

Bay Journal | www.bayjournal.com — The Rappahannock Tribe in Virginia filed an appeal Jan. 21 over a permit that would allow Caroline County to withdraw millions of gallons of water...
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Rappahannock Tribe challenges water withdrawal plan

Tidewater Review | www.dailypress.com/tidewater-review — INDIAN NECK — The Rappahannock Tribe has filed a legal challenge to Caroline County’s plans to withdraw up to nine million gallons of water a...
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Rappahannock Tribe Challenging Permit for Withdrawals from River

News on the Neck | www.newsontheneck.com — In November 2025, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a permit allowing Caroline County to withdraw over 1.8 billion gallons of...
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Rappahannock Tribe challenging DEQ approval of Caroline County water permit

Fredericksburg Free Press | www.fredericksburgfreepress.com — The Rappahannock Tribe has filed a challenge to Caroline County’s water withdrawal permit that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) approved in November. The...
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Rappahannock Tribe Challenges 9M-Gallon Water Plan

Native News Online | https://nativenewsonline.net — The Rappahannock Tribe has filed an appeal challenging a state-issued permit that allows Caroline County to withdraw up to 9 million gallons of water...
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Rappahannock Tribe Challenges Water Permit In Chesapeake Bay Area

National Parks Traveler | www.nationalparkstraveler.org — The Rappahannock Tribe is challenging a permit that would allow a Virginia county to draw up to 9 million gallons of water per day...
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Rappahannock Tribe challenges Virginia water permit, cites sovereign rights

Tribal Business News |www.tribalbusinessnews.com — The Rappahannock Tribe is objecting to a state decision allowing Caroline County to withdraw up to 9 million gallons of water per day from the...
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Rappahannock Tribe Raises Sovereignty and Environmental Concerns Over Caroline County Water Permit

Native News Online | https://nativenewsonline.net — The Rappahannock Tribe of Virginia has raised serious concerns following the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) decision in early December to grant Caroline...
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New Hope Spot For The Bay

The Rappahannock Times | www.rapptimes.news — The Rappahannock Tribe is thrilled to share an exciting collaboration between Mission Blue, The Explorers Club, the Paul Sarbanes Coastal Ecology Center at the...
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Losing Touch with Herring in the Rappahannock River

Edge Effects | www.edgeeffects.net — The lives of people and herring along the Rappahannock River, in areas often characterized as “rural Virginia,” have long been shaped by migration, colonization, and industrial...
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King and Queen tribe acquires nearly 1,000 acres along Rappahannock River

The Virginian-Pilot | www.pilotonline.com — The Rappahannock Indian Tribe has acquired a large and significant property that once comprised part of its ancestral homeland. Last week, the tribe announced that...
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Rappahannock Tribe acquires nearly 1,000 acres along its namesake river

Virginia Mercury | www.virginiamercury.com — On Wednesday, the Rappahannock Tribe announced it acquired the largest amount of its ancestral lands to date with the transfer of nearly 1,000 acres from...
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