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Neuse River and area creeks remain at major flood stage
For the most recent updates, please visit our facebook page. The Neuse River has dropped below flood stage in Clayton and is falling in Smithfield. The gauge in Goldsboro is malfunctioning, but we believe the river there is still rising. The Neuse River at Kinston continues to rise slightly. It
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Animal Facility Waste Lagoons and Wastewater Spills; HF Lee Coal Ash Ponds Flooded: Flood Waters Pose Health Risk
Our staff and other media outlets have documented a number of hog waste lagoons and poultry barns flooded along the Trent River near Trenton in Jones County. In the Cape Fear River Basin, which includes Duplin County, many more waste pits have flooded and some breached, spilling hog waste and
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Neuse Riverkeepers Highlight Pollution Threats from Hurricane Florence
Lower Neuse Riverkeeper, Katy Langley spoke to Dan Charles from NPR on All Things Considered about the threat of hog waste pits flooding. In the days leading up to the storm’s arrival, industrial hog facilities were documented spraying vast amounts of hog waste to lower levels in open waste pits. This was done
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Hurricane Florence to Cause Significant Storm Surge, Flooding
Even though the projected storm track has shifted south, expected storm surge for our region could be significant. As of Thursday morning, NOAA forecasts a storm surge of 9-13 feet along the Neuse and Pamlico Rivers. Rainfall amounts are now projected to be 6-8 inches north of the Pamlico River,
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SELC files suit against FERC on behalf of Sound Rivers
On August 16th the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) filed suit on behalf of Sound Rivers and other groups against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorizing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) without proper consideration of the impacts or public need of the pipeline. The previous week FERC issued a
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