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Archives: Environmental
  • Summer intern search underway!

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 26, 2023

    Do you love being on the river? Want to gain more experience in the field and explore eastern North Carolina…


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  • State issues notices of violation to Washington mining business

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 26, 2023

    A cloudy creek earned two notices of violation from the state for a Whootentown Road landscaping and mining business in…


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  • Sewage spills in Havelock continue

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 26, 2023

    Two recent spills of untreated wastewater into a Havelock waterway indicate the city’s sewer problems are yet to be…


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  •  Neighborhood Ecology Corps helps with Trash Trout clean-out

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 26, 2023

    (Left to right) N.C. State student Ilene Doyle and Neighborhood Ecology Corps members Lina Edwards…


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  • Kayakers get Contentnea Creek ADA-accessible launch

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 19, 2023

    Kayakers looking for a new spot to put in on local waterways can find it on Contentnea Creek in the…


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  • Riverkeeper Report: Maple Creek cloudiness under investigation

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 19, 2023

    Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Jill Howell was out in…


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  • Win: Lick Creek proposal denied by Durham City Council

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 19, 2023

    Durham City Council voted down a development proposal Tuesday night — a win for an impaired creek already impacted…


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  • TAKE ACTION: Put a Pause on Lick Creek Developments!

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 17, 2023

    WRITE YOUR LETTER HERE! We need your help to protect water quality in the Lick Creek watershed! Insufficient regulation of new…


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  • RIVERKEEPER REPORT: Neuse Riverkeeper makes assist with barge removal

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 12, 2023

    Crew of the Dead Cow work to remove a barge in Northwest Creek this week….


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  • Update: Ongoing pollution of Nahunta Swamp

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 12, 2023

    Evidence of ongoing pollution means Riverkeepers continue to pursue their investigation of a Wayne County hog operation. Despite assurances by…


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  • Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper speaks up at EPA public hearing

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 12, 2023

    This week, the Environmental Protection Agency held virtual public hearings regarding the “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards…


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  • High levels of nutrients, bacteria found in water at CAFO spill site

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 22, 2022

    Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop takes a water sample at the Wayne County site where a…


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  • Turbidity levels off the charts in Durham creek

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 22, 2022

    Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop continues her investigation into stormwater runoff turning creeks “tomato soup” red near Durham construction sites. What she…


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  • Sound Rivers pitches its resource-fulness at New Bern event  

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 15, 2022

    Neuse Riverkeeper Samantha Krop shared how Sound Rivers can be resource to the general public…


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  • Riverkeeper assists with Kinston revitalization project

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 15, 2022

    An abandoned home in the Lincoln City neighborhood, once a thriving Black community before Hurricane…


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