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BCCC and Sound Rivers start construction on new wetlands
Beaufort County Community College and Sound Rivers broke ground on August 24 on a new wetland on BCCC’s campus…
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Landfill Concerns Prompt Riverkeeper Investigation
A few weeks ago, concerned residents of Kittrell, North Carolina…
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Post-Hurricane Isaias Sampling Results on the Tar-Pam
The storm caused river levels to rise, but well below flood stage on the Tar. The Pamlico hit minor flood stage briefly Monday evening. River levels will continue to…
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Waterkeepers React to Atlantic Coast Pipeline News
Waterkeepers across the region celebrated the news of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s cancellation earlier this month, including your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper, Jill Howell. Jill is quoted in this article…
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Campus Stormwater Program Installs Cistern at WCHS!
We knew West Craven High School (WCHS) was a special place when we saw the smiles and excitement from the staff while discussing how to install a giant water…
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Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper Facebook Live 7-8-20: Sound Rivers & Environmental Justice
Jill Howell, your Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper, went Live on Facebook this week to talk about Environmental Justice and what Sound Rivers is doing to…
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Huge Win: Dominion and Duke Energy Cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Sunday, July 5th, 2020, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy announced they would cancel the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and we at Sound Rivers are overjoyed at this wonderful news that…
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Flooding of Blounts Creek with Martin Marietta’s Mine Wastewater before N.C. Supreme Court
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Release: July 2, 2020 Contacts: Kathleen Sullivan, SELC, 919-945-7106 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Flooding of Blounts Creek with Martin Marietta’s Mine Wastewater before N.C. Supreme…
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Meet Your Summer Swim Guide Interns!
Cait, Amelia, and Nicole will be helping coordinate the 2020 Swim Guide Program, and they wanted to say a socially-distanced hello via video! They will be bringing you the…
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NC AG and DEQ Announce Legal Action Against Clean Water Act Rollbacks
On April 21, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules that greatly weakens clean water and wetland protections. On Friday, May…
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Your grocery store may be crowded, but your local farm has plenty of room for you
At a time when grocery shopping may seem daunting, supporting your local farmers by buying directly from their farms, or shopping at farmers markets, can be less…
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Celebrate 50 Years of Earth Day With Sound Rivers
Today, April 22nd, marks 50 years of the annual Earth Day celebration, a day which is always near and dear to us…
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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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