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Sound Rivers joins lawsuit over loss of clean water protections
Conservation groups filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Trump administration today for eliminating longstanding Clean Water Act protections for the nation’s waters, including approximately half of all…
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Now Hiring Summer Interns
Sound Rivers is seeking a full-time intern who will work with a Riverkeeper coordinating volunteers, and collecting and analyzing water quality samples for the summer of 2020. This experience…
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EPA Announces rule that attacks clean water protections
Despite opposition from thousands of North Carolina residents, and strong comments opposing the weakening changes by NC Attorney General…
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NC Settlement Results in Largest Coal Ash Cleanup in America
Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, Matthew Starr, takes a water sample near the HF Lee facility in Goldsboro following Hurricane…
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A Riverkeeper’s Dedication: Protecting the Environment In and Out of the River
By S. Wayne Miles, P.E., Stormwater Program Manager for the City of Raleigh Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers,…
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Clean Water Around the World
By Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Recently I had the good fortune to travel to Thailand. Traveling and…
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Building Resilient Communities
On October 29, 2018, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 80, highlighting North Carolina’s commitment to fight climate change and…
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Large fish kill reported on the Pamlico
By Jill Howell, Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper We received initial reports, from folks out on the water over the weekend, of dead fish near Goose Creek State Park and Blount’s Creek. We…
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Updates on Impacts from Hurricane Dorian
12PM September 6, 2019 Update Hurricane Dorian is finally moving away from the North Carolina coast. Major impacts occurred this morning on Ocracoke from Pamlico Sound side storm surge. Overall,…
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Checking in on Jaycee Park, an innovative stormwater solution
Clay Barber, our new Environmental Projects Coordinator, went out with your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper this week to check on our Jaycee Park wetland’s current condition after it’s had…
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Sound Rivers and partners reach groundbreaking settlement with NCDOT
This week Sound Rivers reached a momentous settlement with the North Carolina Department of Transportation over their proposed 540 expansion in Wake County. As a result of this settlement,…
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Sound Rivers’ Campus Stormwater Program Goes to Craven Summit
by Katy Hunt, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Sound Rivers recently led a Stormwater workshop for Craven County teachers at the 2019 Craven Summit. This was the second year Sound…
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Swim Guide Results in Upper Neuse Prompt Concerns
Sound Rivers’ popular summer Swim Guide program has Raleigh-area residents and visitors concerned about their water quality, after several sites on the Upper Neuse had high levels of bacteria…
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The Farm Bill
The Farm Bill: bad for the environment, bad for you The Farm Bill (SB315) includes provisions that add to the cloak of secrecy around an industry that has polluted our…
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