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Tell Biden administration to support clean water
On Wednesday, one of the first acts of President Joe Biden was to sign an executive order that takes critical first steps to address the climate crisis, create good union jobs and advance environmental justice, while reversing the previous administration’s harmful policies. Biden also signed the instrument to rejoin the
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ACTION ALERT: Tell Attorney General Stein to hold Smithfield accountable and require them to honor their commitment to do better to protect NC’s air, water and communities
Sound Rivers is teaming up with conservation organizations and community groups across the state to urge North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein to take action against a biogas project that would harm our air, water and communities. The Grady Road Project by Align Renewable Natural Gas, a venture created by
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Vance Co. Board of Adjustment votes down Kittrell landfill
After several hearings and many hours of testimony, the Vance County Board of Adjustment opted not to issue the land-use permit that would pave the way for a LCID (land clearing and inert debris) landfill adjacent to a rural, residential neighborhood. Sound Rivers’ Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell, who testified about
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Kayak adventure a lesson in wetlands’ purpose
Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell and Clay Barber, Sound Rivers’ environmental projects coordinator, took to the water this week to explore the swamps of southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina. Howell and Barber paddled along the Chowan River and Mud Creek, as well as the Cypress Bridge Swamp Natural Area Preserve
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2021 Pure Farms, Pure Waters priorities presented
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Matthew Starr presented clean water priorities to North Carolina legislators on Monday. In a Zoom session, Starr submitted a slate of requests that ranged from funding to support farmers to confronting environmental justice issues. “In the upcoming legislative session, we hope to work with legislators to increase
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