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ACCESS 2040 – An Alternative to 540 Extension
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release, February 8, 2018 CONTACT: Kym Hunter, Southern Environmental Law Center – 919 967 1450 Less Costly, Comprehensive Alternative to $2.2 Billion…
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Swift Creek Week
Swift Creek Week is a unique opportunity for citizens to learn about watersheds and where drinking water originates, all while having fun and protecting natural resources. The City of…
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Court rules to vacate mine permit- Protecting Blounts Creek
Breaking News: Blounts Creek Saved from Flooding with Mine Wastewater by Court Order North Carolina Court Vacates State Permit A state court late last…
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Milburnie Dam Removal
by Matthew Starr This year is a milestone for the Neuse River. For the first time in over 100 years the Neuse River is free flowing…
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River Voices
by Heather Deck As I look ahead to 2018, I am excited about what is to come….
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Court orders evaluation of Murphy Brown Hog Operations Identified as Threats to Groundwater
Court Orders Evaluation of Murphy-Brown Hog Operations Identified as Threats to Groundwater Conservation Groups Seek Cleanup of Murphy Brown’s Pollution in 3 Eastern NC River Basins
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Sound Rivers takes legal action against FERC on Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Groups Take Legal Action Against FERC on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Press Release, 11/13/17 Sound Rivers joined a coalition of affected landowners and conservation groups this week and filed a request for rehearing,…
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Sound Rivers Partners with NC Conservation Network for Water Advocate Training
Water Advocate Training Saturday November 4th, 20179:00 am Location: Walnut Creek Wetlands…
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Blounts Creek Legal Fight Continued October 13
The fight to save Blounts Creek from a mining wastewater discharge continued on October with the fourth court hearing…
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Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Reports on Neuse Fish Kill
by Katy Langley, Lower Neuse Riverkeeper Beginning on the morning of Friday, October 6th, thousands of dead menhaden washed up along…
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Duke Energy Violates the Law by Hiding Critical Dam Safety Information
Press Release from the Southern Environmental Law Center For Immediate Release: September 20, 2017 Contact: Matthew Starr, 919-961-2240 or upperneuserk@soundrivers.org Kathleen Sullivan, 919-945-7106 or ksullivan@selcnc.org Duke Energy Violates the Law by Hiding…
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Trent River CAFO Spill on August 31st
On Thursday August 31, 2017, a spill into a waterway adjacent to Laniers’ Farms TBC, Inc. in Trenton, NC was reported to the N.C. Department of Environmental…
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Hurricane Irma
Our team at Sound Rivers is ready and prepared to provide you with important information about river levels and potential contamination / spill concerns if Hurricane Irma impacts North…
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Breaking News: Industry backs away from Garbage Juice technology
Breaking News Yesterday, Republic Services, a leading waste management industry, issued a public statement and pulled its support for waste aerosolization technology. Additionally,…
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Riverkeepers ask North Carolina to Deny Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit
Credit Wilson Times: At a public hearing on a water quality certification application for the Atlantic Coast…
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