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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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Blounts Creek Community Members Attend NC Court of Appeals Hearing
Senior attorney, Geoff Gisler from SELC and Pamlico-Tar Riverkeeper, Forrest English speak to Blounts Creek community members after…
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Volunteering for Change
by Christina Marshen On September 19, 2005, I was driving home from work and got hit by a drunk driver. I start my story there not to induce…
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Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Visits Hog Farm
Last week, your Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Matthew Starr was invited by Tom Butler to visit his industrial animal operation, Butler Farms. Tom and Matthew…
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