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  • NC Attorney General Funds Sound Rivers Campus Stormwater Program

    Posted by Heather Deck on March 19, 2020

    In a press…


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  • Working for Clean Water – Impact 2018

    Posted by Heather Deck on December 26, 2018

    This year has sped by, and as we look toward the end of 2018, we want to thank you for all you do to preserve our region’s waterways! Your…


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  • Awardees recognized for work to protect rivers at annual meeting

    Posted by Heather Deck on June 5, 2018

    Efforts to protect the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico Rivers by volunteers, businesses and public officials were recognized on Thursday, May 31 at Sound Rivers annual meeting in New Bern. The…


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  • Widespread fraud uncovered in hog industry

    Posted by Heather Deck on June 5, 2018

    Waste Samples Falsified in Attempt to Dump more Pollution Than Law Allows Map of swine facilities in North Carolina,…


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  • Sound Rivers Hires New Lower Neuse Riverkeeper

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on June 15, 2017

    Katy Langley recently accepted the position of Lower Neuse Riverkeeper with Sound Rivers. She will be based in our New Bern office…


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  • Blounts Creek Hearing Proceeds

    Posted by Corinne Everett-Belch on February 27, 2017

    The legal battle to protect Blounts Creek has new life after a Superior Court decision today.  Carteret


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  • Dead in the Water

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 20, 2017

    Dead in the Water: Environmental Enforcement in North Carolina  is the first comprehensive…


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  • Petition filed to protect Blounts Creek

    Posted by Heather Deck on January 3, 2017

    On December 28th, attorneys from the Southern Environmental Law Center filed an appeal of a lower


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  • Volunteer Spotlight Bill Hines

    Posted by Heather Deck on October 27, 2016

    by Travis Graves Bill Hines has been a volunteer with Sound Rivers longer than I can remember. I say that because Bill has been volunteering for the Neuse River Foundation…


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  • Animal Industry Misleads Public

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 29, 2016

    Science versus Hype The industrial swine and poultry industries are once again misleading the North Carolina public about the…


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  • Volunteer Goes Above and Beyond

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 8, 2016

    Volunteer Spotlight: Paul Michell By Matthew Starr, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper It’s not every day that you come across someone like…


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  • Support for the Rivers

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 8, 2016

    Support for the Rivers by Harrison Marks, Executive Director A generous bequest from the estate of John R. Ackerman earlier this year provided a…


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  • Havelock Bypass to Impact Croatan Forest

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 8, 2016

    In December of 2015, the NC DOT finalized an environmental impact statement for the proposed Havelock Bypass for Route 70. Lower…


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  • Help Preserve Critical Habitat

    Posted by Heather Deck on July 7, 2016

    Tips for Helping Preserve Critical Aquatic Habitats Around You! Plant native North Carolina species of plants in your yard. Not only do…


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  • Winter 2016 Enforcement Report

    Posted by Heather Deck on March 23, 2016

    Enforcement Report Your Riverkeepers are on the front lines. They work in your communities documenting pollution and monitoring the quality of your water. Here is a snapshot of the work…


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